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Politics Austria: Head of state talks to FPÖ about forming government
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In Austria, the right-wing FPÖ is taking center stage in the formation of the government. He will discuss this with FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl on Monday, announced Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.
05.01.2025, 15:10
SDA
In the past few days, negotiations on a centrist coalition between the ÖVP, the social democratic SPÖ and the liberal Neos had collapsed. As Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) continued to rule out cooperation with FPÖ leader Kickl, he announced his resignation on Saturday in order to pave the way for other options for his party.
Should the ÖVP decide to enter into coalition negotiations with the right-wing FPÖ following Nehammer's resignation, the conservatives would only be the junior partner in such a government.
