Walter Rosenkranz becomes the first member of the Freedom Party to be elected as speaker, one of the country’s highest-ranking positions in protocol terms. It has traditionally been taken by the ...

Opposition candidate Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom casts his vote for the Austrian Presidential election in Krems an der Donau, Austria, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey) VIENNA (AFP) ...

Opposition candidate Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom Party casting his vote in the Austrian presidential election in Krems an der Donau, Austria, on October 9, 2022.

Walter Rosenkranz, a 62-year-old lawyer and veteran lawmaker for the eurosceptic, Russia-friendly Freedom Party (FPO), had recently served as Austria's parliament-appointed ombudsman.

VIENNA— A new political precedent was added to the history of post-WWII Austria: for the first time, a candidate representing the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), Walter Rosenkranz, was elected ...

Walter Rosenkranz becomes the first member of the Freedom Party to be elected as speaker, one of the country’s highest-ranking positions in protocol terms. It has traditionally been taken by the ...

Walter Rosenkranz becomes the first member of the Freedom Party to be elected as speaker, one of the country’s highest-ranking positions in protocol ...

Walter Rosenkranz becomes the first member of the Freedom Party to be elected as speaker, one of the country’s highest-ranking positions in protocol terms. It has traditionally been taken by the ...

Walter Rosenkranz becomes the first member of the Freedom Party to be elected as speaker, one of the country’s highest-ranking positions in protocol ...

Opposition candidate Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom casts his vote for the Austrian Presidential election in Krems an der Donau, Austria, Oct. 9, 2022.