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 The former beacon of Austria's far-right, former vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, may be under investigation for embezzling more than half a million euros, but that has not deterred his most ardent supporters. https://www.thelocal.at/20201010/scandal-hit-star-of-austrian-far-right-launched-bid-to-return Sat, 10 Oct 2020 12:56:57 +0200 scandal-hit-star-of-austrian-far-right-launched-bid-to-return 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 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 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 Buoyed by healthy polls and a booming economy, Austria's right-wing coalition is riding high on an extended political honeymoon a year after joining forces to push their anti-immigration agenda. https://www.thelocal.at/20181215/the-long-honeymoon-of-austrias-right-wing-alliance Sat, 15 Dec 2018 14:55:56 +0100 the-long-honeymoon-of-austrias-right-wing-alliance The head of Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ), Heinz-Christian Strache, has officially announced his attendance at Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration, which takes place this Friday. https://www.thelocal.at/20170117/strache-and-fpoe-delegation-will-attend-trumps-inauguration Tue, 17 Jan 2017 21:18:50 +0100 strache-and-fpoe-delegation-will-attend-trumps-inauguration The leader of Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ), Heinz-Christian Strache, described Islam as "misogynistic," "anti-liberal," and as having "a fascistic worldview" during an almost two-hour speech at the FPÖ's New Year gathering in the city of Salzburg. https://www.thelocal.at/20170116/leader-of-austrias-far-right-freedom-party-calls-for-zero-immigration Mon, 16 Jan 2017 10:11:21 +0100 leader-of-austrias-far-right-freedom-party-calls-for-zero-immigration A spokesman from the transition team working for newly-elected US president Donald Trump denied that their new national security advisor had met with Austrian far-right politicians in New York earlier in the month. https://www.thelocal.at/20161222/trump-team-denial-of-fpo-meeting Fri, 23 Dec 2016 00:07:44 +0100 trump-team-denial-of-fpo-meeting Austria's far-right Freedom Party said it has struck a "cooperation pact" with the party of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is courting populist movements across Europe in an anti-EU campaign. https://www.thelocal.at/20161219/austrian-far-right-freedom-party-signs-moscow-pact Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:41:22 +0100 austrian-far-right-freedom-party-signs-moscow-pact The Austrian lawyer who filed a criminal case against the leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ), Heinz-Christian Strache, for inciting hatred has called for Strache’s Facebook page to be shut down. https://www.thelocal.at/20161028/lawyer-calls-for-freedom-party-chiefs-facebook-page-to-be-closed Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:13:14 +0200 lawyer-calls-for-freedom-party-chiefs-facebook-page-to-be-closed Heinz-Christian Strache, the leader of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), may face charges of “hate speech” as the Vienna prosecutor investigates whether he is responsible for posts made by other users on his Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.at/20161019/austrian-freedom-party-leader-may-face-hate-speech-charges Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:59:26 +0200 austrian-freedom-party-leader-may-face-hate-speech-charges The head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) Heinz-Christian Strache (47) has married for the second time. https://www.thelocal.at/20161010/austrian-far-right-leader-weds-for-second-time Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:11:30 +0200 austrian-far-right-leader-weds-for-second-time The head of Austria's popular far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), long subject to allegations he takes illegal drugs, has published results of tests that he said show he is clean. https://www.thelocal.at/20160921/austrian-far-right-leader-publishes-drugs-test Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:06:37 +0200 austrian-far-right-leader-publishes-drugs-test The beer flowed and the oompah music boomed in Vienna on Friday as France's Marine Le Pen, boosted by the prospect of a "Brexit", fired up a rally of European far-right "patriots" in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20160618/frances-next-president-calls-for-brexit-in-vienna Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:01:03 +0200 frances-next-president-calls-for-brexit-in-vienna The leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) was caught up in yet another scandal this week after his supporters posted racist comments about Austria's football team on his Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.at/20160616/strache-caught-up-in-online-racism-scandal Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:53:36 +0200 strache-caught-up-in-online-racism-scandal Austria's far-right is probing "countless" cases of fraud in last week's presidential election that saw its candidate lose by a narrow margin, the party chief was quoted as saying on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.at/20160529/freedom-party-claim-election-fraud-rife Sun, 29 May 2016 22:58:37 +0200 freedom-party-claim-election-fraud-rife Austria's Freedom Party is "stronger than ever" and ready to win the next general election after its candidate narrowly failed to become the European Union's first far-right president, party chief Heinz-Christian Strache said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20160524/fpo-claims-moral-victory-in-defeat Tue, 24 May 2016 23:28:46 +0200 fpo-claims-moral-victory-in-defeat The head of Austria's anti-immigration far-right apologized on Friday for claiming a newspaper faked a photo of an anti-refugee protest by his party, donating 9,000 euros ($10,300) to a migrants charity. https://www.thelocal.at/20160429/strache-apologizes-over-fake-asylum-pic Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:15:55 +0200 strache-apologizes-over-fake-asylum-pic Austria's government was licking its wounds on Monday after the anti-immigration far-right triumphed in a presidential vote, a debacle of historic proportions for a cosy political establishment seen as out of touch and ineffectual. https://www.thelocal.at/20160425/far-right-triumph-leaves-government-reeling Mon, 25 Apr 2016 22:14:14 +0200 far-right-triumph-leaves-government-reeling Austria's far-right has a new golden boy in the shape of Norbert Hofer, a smooth-talking gun enthusiast who sent shock waves through the political establishment by defying polls and shooting to the top in Sunday's first round of a presidential ballot. https://www.thelocal.at/20160425/who-is-norbert-hofer-and-why-does-he-matter Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:43:36 +0200 who-is-norbert-hofer-and-why-does-he-matter