President Alexander van der Bellen, a former Green Party member, met with Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl and officially tasked him with forming a government.

Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party, met with President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday, further fueling rumors that he will be asked to form a government.

The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FPÖ, which came first in last year's election.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time

The Neos party's abrupt withdrawal from Austrian coalition talks has caused political uncertainty, strengthening the far-right Freedom Party's position. Opinion polls show increased support for the FPO,

Austria’s liberal NEOS party announced on Friday that it has withdrawn from coalition talks with social democratic SPO and far-right OVP parties, according to local media reports.

Negotiations for a new three-party government in Austria have collapsed after the Neos party withdrew, leaving Chancellor Karl Nehammer seeking alternatives.

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.

Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a government without the far right break up.