Less than a week after regional elections in the Austrian state of Burgenland, the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) has concluded a coalition with the extreme right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ).

The Austrian Social Democratic Party was founded just days before the final liberation of Vienna by the Soviet army. The leadership was taken by right-wingers Karl Renner and Adolf Schärf.

Austria’s opposition Social Democrats won nationwide elections on Sunday, swinging the country to the center-left after more than six years of influence by the extreme right, final unofficial ...

A day before Austrians head to the polls, the Social Democratic (SPÖ) lead candidate Andreas Babler called the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) a danger to democracy in an address to ...

The Social Democrats took 35.7% of the vote, or 68 seats in the lower house of Parliament, to 34.2 %, or 66 seats, for the People’s Party, according to provisional results. Opinion polls during the ...

Following the failure of talks on a three-way coalition in Austria, the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ) want to continue one-on-one coalition talks.

Austria's center-left Social Democrats have elected Hans Peter Doskozil as their new party leader Saturday, hoping to turn around the party's fortunes ahead of expected parliamentary elections in ...

The FPÖ’s return is far from certain, currently polling at 27%, narrowly ahead of the ruling Austrian People’s Party on 25% and the Social Democratic Party of Austria on 21%, according to ...

The far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s election on Sunday and was well-placed for its first win in a national parliamentary vote, a projection showed.

The Social Democrats of Austria were caught in a leadership mix-up when they incorrectly announced Hans Peter Doskozil as the winner of the leadership contest, due to a spreadsheet mix-up.

The number 2 figure in Austria's ruling Social Democratic Party has said he is resigning over a smear campaign against the main conservative party's leader, adding to a sense of disarray on the ...