Austria becomes the latest country to follow Europe’s growing trend of right-wing electoral successes as Freedom Party emerges at the forefront of national elections
Bernhard Auinger from the Social Democratic Party of Austria has won the mayorship of the city and the runner-up Kay-Michael Dankl from the Communist Party of Austria will take charge as the deputy mayor.
With a surge in their popularity in cities like Graz and Salzburg, communists hope to enter the parliament in the elections this year
In the backdrop of soaring inflation and a rent crisis, the Communist Party of Austria (KPO) has launched a petition demanding a freeze on rents until 2029
The Communist Party of Austria claims that the average housing cost in the country has increased by 12% over the past two years. The party has called for measures such as expansion of municipal housing and introduction of building rent caps
The alliance led by KPÖ performed particularly well in the city of Salzburg, securing 21.8% of the votes and emerging as the second largest force. The regional election saw the incumbent Christian Democrat-Green-Liberal coalition lose its majority
The three-day conference in Vienna will be attended by energy giants and will assess the impact of the 2022–23 winter on the security of the gas market in Europe
The Austrian Trade Union Federation (OGB) has demanded that the government put a cap on energy bills and house rents and temporarily abolish VAT on food and fuel
The campaign group has urged the Austrian government to divest from defense upgrades and instead invest in public transport, housing and health
The Mauthausen Camp complex in Upper Austria was one of the five major concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany during World War II. Around 90,000 out of the 200,000 inmates there were reportedly killed
In the elections held to the city council of Graz, the capital of the Austrian State of Styria and the second-largest city in the country, the Communist Party of Austria (KPO) emerged as the single largest force, securing 28.9% of the votes and 15 seats
Progressive sections in Austria demanded safe passage and protection for the people of Afghanistan, and sought an end to the deportation of asylum seekers by the government
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