Austria's Freedom Party has ended coalition talks with the conservatives on forming the country’s first far-right-led government after disagreements. Watch this report for more details!

Austria: Talks to form far-right coalition government fail

Thousands protested on Tuesday in Vienna against negotiations for Austria’s first far-right-led government. Watch this report for more details!

Austria: Thousands protest against far-right

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Herbert Kickl, with forming a coalition government after a centrist bid to assemble one without the FPO collapsed unexpectedly over the weekend.

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Austria’s far-right Freedom Party scored a historic victory in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday, with the result consolidating pro-Russian, anti-establishment forces in central Europe. Watch in for more details!

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France’s leftist France Unbowed (LFI) party will take new legislative steps on Tuesday to scrap President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension changes and reverse the rise of the legal retirement age to 64 from 62. Watch in for more details!

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The far-right party AFD has won a district council election for the first time with Robert Sesselmann elected in Sonneberg. AFD has drifted to the right over the years and faces increasing scrutiny from Germany's domestic intelligence agency.

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The triumph of a right-wing alliance in Italy's election has raised concern among LGBTQ+ community, who fear nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni could adopt anti-gay policies and set back their efforts to boost equality.

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Giorgia Meloni is all set to become Italy's first woman prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War II after leading a conservative alliance.

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Italy is all set to get a far-right government. Giorgia Meloni-led 'Brothers of Italy' has claimed 43% of the vote and is on track to come to power. The development has unnerved many European leaders. Why? Molly Gambhir tells you.

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Germany's highest court on Wednesday backed a far-right party's complaint against former Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments that the election of a state governor with the party's support was "inexcusable"&nbsp;and must not be allowed to stand.

The Federal Constitutional Court found that the comments, made by the then-chancellor in 2020, violated Alternative for Germany's right to equality of opportunities.

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Merkel's comments during an official visit to South Africa and later posted on her and the government's websites, came a day after the surprise election of Thomas Kemmerich, a member of the pro-business Free Democrats, as governor of the eastern state of Thuringia.

Kemmerich narrowly defeated a left-wing incumbent after Alternative for Germany representatives in the state legislature voted for him instead of AfD's own candidate.

His election was a major embarrassment for Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union, which also had backed Kemmerich.

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Merkel vented her displeasure during a news conference in South Africa, saying that Kemmerich's election "broke with a fundamental conviction for the CDU, and for me, too, that no majorities should be won with help from AfD."

Later the same day, Kemmerich announced that he planned to step down.

The German supreme court found that Merkel had "negatively qualified" AfD in an official capacity and so "influenced the competition of political parties in a one-sided way."&nbsp;The court further held that the government used resources that only it has in publishing the comments on its websites.

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There was some dissent to the decision, which judges made by a 5-3 majority. The ruling doesn't have direct consequences for Merkel.

AfD previously took similar action. In 2020, the top court ruled that Germany's then interior minister violated the party's rights by posting on his ministry's website an interview in which he criticized its behavior as "undermining the state."

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Germany's highest court on Wednesday backed a far-right party's complaint against former Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments that the election of a state governor with the party's support was "inexcusable" and must not be allowed to stand.

Germany's highest court on Wednesday backed a far-right party's complaint against former Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments that the election of a state governor with the party's support was "inexcusable" and must not be allowed to stand. The Federal Constitutional Court found that the comments, made by the then-chancellor in 2020, violated Alternative for Germany's right to equality of opportunities. Also read | Merkel defends Russia legacy, says 'nothing to apologise for' Merkel's comments during an official visit to South Africa and later posted on her and the government's websites, came a day after the surprise election of Thomas Kemmerich, a member of the pro-business Free Democrats, as governor of the eastern state of Thuringia. Kemmerich narrowly defeated a left-wing incumbent after Alternative for Germany representatives in the state legislature voted for him instead of AfD's own candidate. His election was a major embarrassment for Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union, which also had backed Kemmerich. Watch | Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends her Russian policy Merkel vented her displeasure during a news conference in South Africa, saying that Kemmerich's election "broke with a fundamental conviction for the CDU, and for me, too, that no majorities should be won with help from AfD." Later the same day, Kemmerich announced that he planned to step down. The German supreme court found that Merkel had "negatively qualified" AfD in an official capacity and so "influenced the competition of political parties in a one-sided way." The court further held that the government used resources that only it has in publishing the comments on its websites. Also read | Gazprom makes more cuts in Nord Stream gas supplies, Germany fumes There was some dissent to the decision, which judges made by a 5-3 majority. The ruling doesn't have direct consequences for Merkel. AfD previously took similar action. In 2020, the top court ruled that Germany's then interior minister violated the party's rights by posting on his ministry's website an interview in which he criticized its behavior as "undermining the state." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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