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 Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) announced on Friday that it has ousted its former leader Heinz-Christian Strache, who was caught in a corruption scandal that saw the party ejected from government in May. https://www.thelocal.at/20191214/austrian-far-right-kicks-out-scandal-hit-ex-leader Sat, 14 Dec 2019 11:29:50 +0100 austrian-far-right-kicks-out-scandal-hit-ex-leader The date for early elections triggered by the so-called "Ibiza-gate" scandal which brought down Austria's government has been fixed for September 29, following a decision by a parliamentary commission Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20190612/austria-set-for-early-elections-on-september-29 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:05:09 +0200 austria-set-for-early-elections-on-september-29 The election trail has already begun to heat up in Austria a day after Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was removed by a no-confidence vote, the first such one for a post-war leader. https://www.thelocal.at/20190528/fierce-campaign-ahead-for-austria-after-sebastian-kurz-ousted Tue, 28 May 2019 18:25:44 +0200 fierce-campaign-ahead-for-austria-after-sebastian-kurz-ousted