The leader of Austria's Freedom Party received a mandate Monday to try to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he succeeds. The ...

This mandate marks the first time Austria's far-right party is being given the chance to form a new government since World War II. The Freedom Party ... In October, President Alexander Van der Bellen ...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has asked the leader of ... the first far-right-led government in Austria since World War II. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl “has the confidence to find ...

VIENNA, December 6. /TASS/. Alexander Van der Bellen, an independent candidate and a former leader of the Green political party, won the presidential election in Austria, Interior Minister ...

Austria's President Alexander Van der Bellen addresses the media during a news conference at the presidential office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader) ...

In October, President Alexander Van der Bellen initially tasked Nehammer with forming a new government. However, Nehammer's Austrian People's Party ruled out a coalition with Kickl's Freedom Party ...

But in October, President Alexander Van der Bellen gave Nehammer the first chance to form a new government after Nehammer’s party said it wouldn’t go into government with the Freedom Party ...

VIENNA (AP) — The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party received a mandate Monday to try to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he succeeds.