Politics Austria: Right-wing FPÖ receives mandate to form government

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6.1.2025 - 13:30

Austria's FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl leaves the presidential office after a meeting with Federal President Van der Bellen. Photo: Heinz-Peter Bader/AP/dpa
Austria's FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl leaves the presidential office after a meeting with Federal President Van der Bellen. Photo: Heinz-Peter Bader/AP/dpa
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Austria's Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has officially given the right-wing populist FPÖ the mandate to form a government. The head of state made the announcement at a press conference in Vienna.

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