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Nehammer starts political retirement at the dining room table
On Tuesday, former Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) officially retired from active politics. He did so by resigning his seat in ...
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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 right collapsed, is withdrawing from national politics and giving up his ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Austria's far-right gets chance to lead a government for first time since World War Two
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has asked the leader of the country's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) to form a new ruling coalition in what could yield the first far-right-led government in ...
Austria’s next government will infuriate the wokerati – but that’s no reason to welcome it
Four months after its election victory, Austria’s hard Right is about to lead a government for the first time since 1945.
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg to serve as the country's interim leader
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country's interim leader while the far-right ...
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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 ...
Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Monday with forming a coalition government after a centrist bid to assemble one without the FPO ...
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 ...
Foreign Minister Schallenberg appointed acting chancellor of Austria
Another leading figure from Austria's centre-right People's Party (ÖVP) has been appointed as the country's acting head of government, amid months of political turmoil resulting from recent elections.