Sri Lanka goes to polls, stern test for Sirisena government
Sri Lanka's ruling coalition faces its first polls test today with over 15 million eligible voters participating in the election to appoint 340 of the island's 341 local councils, according to officials.
Feb 10, 2018, 09:40 AM IST
'Nothing to fear' as Austrian far-right enters government
Herbert Kickl, the FPOe's secretary general and Austria's next interior minister, said he had "very, very good feeling".
Dec 16, 2017, 17:53 PM IST
Sebastian Kurz: Austria`s own Macron or `mini-dictator`?
News website Politico has named Sebastian Kurz one of this year`s most influential Europeans.
May 19, 2017, 10:14 AM IST
Austria gears up for post-Brexit election battle
Austria was preparing on Saturday for a re-run of May`s Presidential Election in a vote that gives Norbert Hofer another shot at becoming the EU`s first far-right president.
Jul 02, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Austrian far-right challenges election result
The Greens said that the FPOe "has failed to present one single concrete case of a vote being miscounted".
Jun 08, 2016, 18:12 PM IST
Austria far-right challenges election result
It was unclear what the next legal steps would be but Alexander Van der Bellen, the winner of the election, is due to be sworn in on July 8.
Jun 08, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Austrian far-right triumphs in presidential vote
The result means that for the first time since 1945, Austria will not have a president backed by either Chancellor Werner Faymann's Social Democrats or their centre-right coalition partners the People's Party.
Apr 24, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
90,000 asylum claims in Austria in 2015: Govt
Austria registered 90,000 asylum claims in 2015, government figures showed on Tuesday, a rise of more than 200 percent compared to 28,000 the year before and just 11,000 in 2010.
Jan 12, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
