https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Six months after the "Ibizagate" corruption scandal drove Austria's far-right party from government, three suspects have been arrested over alleged extortion, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.at/20191124/three-suspects-arrested-in-austrias-ibizagate-scandal Sun, 24 Nov 2019 11:50:54 +0100 three-suspects-arrested-in-austrias-ibizagate-scandal Austria's far-right party on Saturday formally elected Norbert Hofer to lead it into national elections later this month. https://www.thelocal.at/20190915/austrias-far-right-party-elects-leader-ahead-of-polls Sun, 15 Sep 2019 11:55:24 +0200 austrias-far-right-party-elects-leader-ahead-of-polls Norbert Hofer, who is expected to be formally elected on Saturday to lead Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) into national elections, has gained a reputation as the party's friendly face in contrast to some of its firebrands. https://www.thelocal.at/20190914/norbert-hofer-new-friendly-face-of-austrias-far-right Sat, 14 Sep 2019 13:03:14 +0200 norbert-hofer-new-friendly-face-of-austrias-far-right Thousands of protesters in Vienna braved snow and icy temperatures Saturday to protest Austria's ruling coalition between the conservatives and the far-right a year after they came to power. https://www.thelocal.at/20181216/thousands-protest-austiras-far-right-coalition-in-vienna Sun, 16 Dec 2018 12:45:08 +0100 thousands-protest-austiras-far-right-coalition-in-vienna The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) has tabled a question in parliament about the alleged situation with possibly tens of thousands of Turkish residents who illegally retain their Turkish citizenship after becoming Austrian citizens. https://www.thelocal.at/20140814/fpo-demands-answers-on-illegal-dual-citizenship Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:49:00 +0200 fpo-demands-answers-on-illegal-dual-citizenship