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Herbert Kickl

Leader of the FPÖ

Former interior minister (2017–2019) and leader of the Freedom Party since 2021: first in the 2024 election, he failed to form a government.

«Fortress Austria: sovereignty and an end to immigration.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Herbert Kickl sits in the far right camp. The clearest positions are on immigration: strongly towards “control”; sovereignty: strongly towards “sovereignty”; justice: strongly towards “tough on crime”; state: strongly towards “authority”. On economy it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is postliberalism (90%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

PostliberalismThe Community Keeper90%SovereigntismThe Sentinel89%Identitarian localismThe Highlander87%

Closest parties in Europe

Freiheitliche Partei ÖsterreichsAustria100%Alternative für DeutschlandGermany97%Svoboda a přímá demokracieCzech Republic96%LegaItaly95%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.