Herbert Kickl - Wikipedia
Herbert Kickl (born 19 October 1968) is an Austrian politician who has been leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) since June 2021. He previously served as minister of the interior from 2017 to 2019 and general-secretary of the FPÖ from 2005 to 2018. [1]
Herbert Kickl, Austria’s far-right leader eyeing the chancellorship
Jan 11, 2025 · Last Saturday, coalition talks between Austria’s mainstream parties broke down, making the 56-year-old, whose Freedom party scored 29 per cent of the national vote in September, the leading...
Speculation grows that Austrian far right leader Herbert Kickl will …
Jan 5, 2025 · VIENNA (AP) — Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government.
Herbert Kickl: Austrian president tasks far-right leader with …
Jan 6, 2025 · Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Monday he had tasked far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl with forming a coalition government after a centrist attempt to...
Factsheet: Herbert Kickl - Bridge Initiative
Oct 15, 2024 · Herbert Kickl is the current leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), one of Austria’s major political parties that has shared power in various coalitions over the past three decades.
Austria's far-right leader Herbert Kickl bids to become chancellor
Jan 6, 2025 · He is so abrasive that he has one of Austria's lowest personal approval ratings, but far-right chief Herbert Kickl's strategic cunning helped his party to its first ever national election win...
Austria: Herbert Kickl's rise to 'People's Chancellor'
Jan 8, 2025 · Following failed coalition negotiations in Austria, a path to power is now opening up for the right-wing Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl.
A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country ...
Jan 6, 2025 · Austria could soon have its first government led by the far right since World War II. President Alexander Van der Bellen has turned to the far-right Freedom Party and its provocative leader Herbert Kickl to form a new government after the governing conservatives failed to pull together a new ruling
Austrian election: Kickl's far right 'opens new era' with ... - BBC
Herbert Kickl has aligned himself closely with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his self-styled "illiberal democracy". On Sunday night, Social Democrat leader Andreas...
Herbert Kickl: The Putin-loving far-right leader, who has scored a …
Sep 30, 2024 · Herbert Kickl has made history, leading Austria’s far-right Freedom Party to its first win in the country’s general election. The party secured 29.2 per cent of the total votes. The 55-year-old now wishes to build ‘Fortress Austria’, shutting out immigrants and ending all …