Speculation grows that Austrian far right leader Herbert Kickl will be asked to form a government
Austrian People’s Party on Sunday nominated its General Secretary Christian Stocker as interim leader after the expected resignation of Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian news agency APA ...
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Far-right leader pledges to 'govern Austria honestly' and makes demands of potential partner
That came after the conservative Austrian People’s Party of outgoing Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who announced his resignation Saturday, made an abrupt U-turn on its previous refusal to contemplate ...
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Former Austrian chancellor Nehammer withdrawing from top politics
Karl Nehammer, who resigned a week ago as Austria's chancellor after attempts to form a coalition government without the far ...
Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead a government for the first time since World War II
It took 28.8% of the vote and beat outgoing Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s conservative Austrian People’s Party into second place. But in October, President Alexander Van der Bellen gave Nehammer the ...
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Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People’s Party and ...
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Germany’s Not-So-Stable Firewall Against the Far Right
If the German political class generally pays limited attention to Austrian politics, its southern neighbor’s convulsed start to the year has forced them to ask what it means for Germany. After ...
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Austria's conservatives ready for coalition talks with far right
Austria's conservatives said Sunday they were ready to start negotiations with the far-right Freedom party (FPOe) to form a new government, a policy U-turn after coalition talks with two centrist ...
Coalition negotiations in Austria: Right-wing government to implement drastic austerity measures
The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), currently negotiating a coalition ...
Austrian far right and conservatives reach budget accord in a step toward new government
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl and his prospective coalition partners say they have reached an agreement to bring ...
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Austrian Chancellor says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People's Party and ...
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Austrian chancellor says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time VIENNA -- Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he ...
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer to resign after talks on forming new government fail
The talks have dragged on since Austria's president, Alexander Van der Bellen, tasked the conservative chancellor in October ...