Austria's acting foreign minister, Alexander Schallenberg, took over as acting chancellor on Friday following the resignation of Christian Democrat Karl Nehammer, who stepped down last week after his attempt to form a government with the Social Democrats and Liberals to oust the far-right FPÖ party from power failed.

Austria's ruling conservatives picked Secretary-General Christian Stocker as interim successor to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian media reported on Sunday, after Nehammer quit as his attempts to form a coalition government without the far right fell apart.

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has been entrusted to lead the country in the interim as negotiations to form the country's new leading coalition continue. #EuropeNews

Austria headed on Sunday towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form a centrist government without the FPO fell apart and prompted Chancellor Karl Nehammer to resign.

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Austria is heading for coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after Chancellor Karl Nehammer's attempt to form a centrist government unraveled. Christian Stocker of the OVP assumes interim leadership,

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl and his prospective coalition partners said Monday that they have reached an agreement to bring down the budget deficit, an important first step toward what would be the country's first post-World War II government led by the far right.

“I have offered to Karl Nehammer and the People’s Party to continue negotiating and called on them not to give up," he told reporters Saturday evening. The next government in Austria faces the ...

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At a beer-fueled meeting of Austria's far-right Freedom Party this week, members of parliament referred to Afghan refugees as “knife-wielding sex offenders” and to the EU's “repression of speech”, hidden camera footage has revealed.

With the elections in September 2024, the populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) became the strongest party in Austria for the first time. In January 2025, hopes of averting populism quickly faded when Austria’s Federal President Alexander van der Bellen was left with no choice other than giving the FPÖ a mandate to form a government.

Herbert Kickl, who now has good chances of becoming Austria's next chancellor, has radicalized the FPÖ in recent years. He seems to enjoy his role as the ultimate evil.