”A day will come where we will have to ask all women to wear the headscarf”. Alexander Van der Bellen, the Green Party backed Austrian president, is a politician most people will not have heard of since last December. The former economist made international headlines and allowed the global establishment to breathe a sigh of relief when he prevented ‘far right’ nationalist candidate, Norbert... 

Patriotic Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) candidate Norbert Hofer has a four percent lead over his main rival according to early opinion polls, as he looks to win a repeat of the Austrian presidential election, which is due to be held in October. Hofer received 52 percent of support from respondents, while his opponent, Alexander Van der Bellen, a Green-backed independent, got 48 percent, according to... 

Austria’s Norbert Hofer is set for another chance at becoming the first nationalist head of state in an EU country after having the previous election results overturned due to large-scale voter fraud. The Austrian Constitutional Court’s investigation revealed that postal ballots were illegally handled in 94 out of 117 districts, leading to a nullification of the previous results. Earlier... 

Populist party leader Norbert Hofer has suggested that Turkey’s potential accession to the European Union could become a catalyst for Austrians to call for an EU referendum, expressing concerns that the inclusion of Turkey in the EU might lead to Austria’s loss of autonomy. Hofer stated, “There is one exception, however, that is if the EU decides to let Turkey join the Union. Austrians...