Austria's 'unknown' chancellor Stocker: resilient lawyer thrust into spotlight

‹‹ 1 of 3 Austria's newly sworn-in Chancellor and head of People's Party (OeVP) Christian Stocker speaks to the media, in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner 2 of 3 FILE PHOTO: Designated Chancellor and head of Peoples Party …

Three-Party Coalition Government Forms in Austria

A coalition between Austria’s conservative People’s Party (övp), the center-left Social Democratic Party (spö) and liberal Neos party was sworn into government on Monday, keeping the country’s far-right Freedom Party (fpö) out of power. Negotiation chaos: …

Austria coalition ends five months of limbo

Reading Time: 4 minutes Austria’s centre-right People’s Party (OVP), centre-left Social Democrats (SPO) and centrist, liberal NEOs have finalised a coalition pact after a five-month political impasse that included two failed rounds of negotiations. The …

Austria's wait for govt ends

VIENNA: Austria's first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country's longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power. …

Austria’s three-party government takes office, shutting out far right

Austria’s first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country’s longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power.Although the FPO …

Austria’s New Government Sworn In

The members of the new Austrian government, which will be led by Chancellor Christian Stocker, were sworn in before Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, the APA news agency reported. “In accordance with the Austrian Constitution, I appoint …

RiC.today joins Magenta TV in Austria

Austrian telco Magenta Telekom is adding pay-TV children’s channel RiC.today to its TV platform Magenta TV. With the move, German TV broadcaster Your Family Entertainment (YFE) expands its collaboration with Magenta Telekom. Sister channel Fix&Foxi TV …

Austria's 3-party govt takes office, shutting out far right

A New Chapter for Austria: The Faces of the Federal Government 2025

This government combines different political traditions, economic approaches, and ideological influences. Austria is a three-party coalition of the ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS. In addition to the 14 ministers, seven state secretaries support various departments. …

Trump Appoints Real Estate Agent Arthur Graham Fisher as New US Ambassador to Austria

In his announcement on Truth Social, Trump praised Fisher as a “staunch supporter of America First policies” and emphasized that Fisher would “make us proud”. Perhaps it was his home region that inspired Trump to send him to Austria, of all places: Fisher …