The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, has distanced himself from Moscow in the course of investigations into suspected Russian espionage in Austria. He has "no personal connection to Russia at all," Kickl said on Thursday in parliament in Vienna, where he was questioned in a committee of enquiry. Kickl, who served as interior minister from 2017 to 2019, appeared as a witness in a sub-committee to shed light on alleged abuse of power by social democratic and right-
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The Dutch far-right Freedom Party, led by Geert Wilders, has become the largest party in the Netherlands elections. Wilders potential as Prime Minister depends on his ability to form a coalition. The Netherlands joins a growing list of EU member-states where the far-right is making strides. The shift towards the far-right is a greenlash against climate policies, with Europe s 2019 elections marking the beginning of a new Green-Left era.
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