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'Concerned but not afraid,' Austria's Muslims react to rise of right

On the streets of Vienna, Muslims say they are confident state institutions will protect them.

Austria

Austrian OVP plays hardball with coalition partners

Austria's biggest party and election winners the FPO set the bar high for any coalition partners.

Austria

'We are the rock against this shift to the right'

Austria's conservative People's Party celebrates election win as the country lurches to the right

Austria

Austria set for world's youngest leader amid shift to the right

People's Party leader Sebastian Kurz looks looks set to become not only Austria's youngest chancellor but the world's youngest national leader.

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Austria

Austria election: Sebastian Kurz set to become the world's youngest leader

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan set for surprise presidential election result

Austria

Main candidates vote in Austrian election

Sebastian Kurz, the 31 year old tipped to become the European Union’s youngest leader has cast his vote in Austria’s parliamentary elections.

Austria

Voting underway in Austrian election

Voting is underway in Austria's parliamentary election. Embattled Chancellor Christian Kern looks set to lose to the Conservative Peoples Party led by 31 year-old Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, who has boosted his party's popularity with a hard line on refugees

Venezuela

Maduro's power test as Venezuela votes

Venezuela is going to the polls for the first time since President Maduro's consitutional reforms, a test of his hold on the country

Liberia

Former footballer Weah and VP set to contest Liberia's presidential run-off

Austria

Austrians get ready to vote in election dominated by far-right populist politics

Liberia

Ex-football star George Weah ahead in Liberia election

Early results show the former FIFA World Footballer of the Year has taken a lead in the presidential ballot.

Austria

Austria’s parliamentary election explained

A look at the candidates and hot topics ahead of Austria’s vote on Sunday.

Liberia

Liberia votes to choose successor to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

The Nobel prizewinner has steered the West African nation from civil war to economic recovery during her 12-year presidency.

Liberia

Optimism ahead of Liberia's election

Liberians are optimistic about their first power transfer for 73 years.

Germany

German chancellor in crunch coalition talks

Immigration is high on the agenda as Germany's Angela Merkel holds crunch coalition talks with her Bavarian conservative sister party, the CSU.

Liberia

Elections history in Africa's oldest democratic republic: Liberia

The first governor Thomas Buchanan was succeeded by the first black governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts who was elected as the first black president upon independence in 1847.

World News

Euroviews. View: German election outcome is opportunity for new beginning in Europe

An end to the CDU-SPD "grand coalition" could mean an end to political stagnation in Europe, writes Guy Verhofstadt

USA

Pro-life, anti-gay firebrand beats Trump's pick in Alabama primary

Roy Moore, an evangelical Christian who staunchly opposes gay marriage, has won the Republican Senate primary in Alabama, in a blow for President Trump who had backed his challenger.

Germany

Cracks appear in Germany's AfD

The party has lost two senior figures just days after its success in Germany's federal election