Freedom Party of Austria

It would be wrong to admit Kosovo to international organizations, as it would only cause problems, says Norbert Hofer.

Hofer is the Austrian Freedom Party's presidential candidate in the election run-off, to be held on Sunday.

Milorad Dodik's endorsement of nationalist candidate Norbert Hofer ahead of the second round of voting may not a major impact in changing the voting preferences of Serbs in Austria, Vienna-based analyst Christoph Hofinger from the SORA Institute told BIRN. 

Austria's far right won more than a third of the vote in the presidential election on April 24 and will face an independent in next month's run-off, dumping out the country's two main parties from the post for the first time. 

Considering the request for Kosovo's UNESCO admission, it would be a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

Considering the request for Kosovo's UNESCO admission would be a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1244, believes leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) Heinz-Christian Strache.

Austrian politician sees "NATO, not Russia" as aggressor

VIENNA -- Russia is not the aggressor that has been expanding its military influence toward the EU during the past decades, says Heinz-Christian Strache.

Austrian far-right leader Heinz-Christian Strache told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday to "stay at home," ahead of a controversial election rally planned in Vienna later this month.

"This is just a propaganda campaign for his Erdoğanistan. I find this
alarming," Freedom Party (FPOe) leader Strache told the daily Oesterreich.

The voters from the 28 member states of the European Union (EU) cast their ballots for the European Parliament for four days between May 22 and 25. The results were somewhat expected, but shocking for many nevertheless.