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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 since World War Two. The meeting, aimed at countering the FPÖ by cobbling together a centrist coalition of the Social Democrats and liberals, was ultimately unsuccessful and left Van der Bellen with few options. But those attempts failed after Nehammer’s conservative Austrian People’s Party, along with other parties, refused to work with the far-right FPÖ. During Austria’s parliamentary elections in September, the FPÖ won an unprecedented 28.8% of the vote and came out on top. Opinion polls suggest that if an election were held now, support for the far-right party would be even stronger.

Persons: Alexander Van der Bellen, Herbert Kickl “, ” Van der Bellen, Karl Nehammer, cobbling, Van der Organizations: Social Democrats, Austrian People’s Party Locations: Austria, Vienna, Austrian, Russia

☆ Herbert Kickl: Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Reuters —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 collapsed unexpectedly over the weekend. That task fell to the conservative People’s Party (OVP) and its leader Chancellor Karl Nehammer. OVP now open to talksNehammer had long insisted his party would not govern with Kickl, saying the FPO leader was a conspiracy theorist and security threat. His interim successor as OVP leader, Christian Stocker, said on Sunday his party would join coalition talks led by Kickl. Van der Bellen has repeatedly said he will remain vigilant to ensure “cornerstones of democracy” including human rights, independent media and Austria’s membership of the European Union are respected.

Persons: Alexander Van der Bellen, Herbert Kickl, Van der Bellen, “, ” Van der Bellen, Kickl, ”, Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Nehammer’s, Nehammer, Christian Stocker, Wilfried Haslauer, Stocker Organizations: Reuters, Austrian, Party, Greens, People’s Party, SS, Jewish, OVP, ORF, of Commerce, Ukraine, Russia, European Locations: Russia, Austria, Salzburg, European Union

☆ Austrian chancellor quits as bid to form coalition without far right falls apart
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The leadership of Austria’s ruling conservatives held a crisis meeting on Sunday to pick a successor to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who announced his resignation on Saturday as attempts to form a coalition government without the far right fell apart. More than two hours after the meeting began, several Austrian media reported that People’s Party (OVP) Secretary-General Christian Stocker, 64, would take over as party leader in an interim capacity. The OVP and FPO overlap on various issues, particularly taking a tough line on immigration, to the point that the FPO has accused the OVP of stealing its ideas. The two governed together from late 2017 until 2019, when a video-sting scandal involving the then-leader of the FPO prompted their coalition’s collapse. At the state level, they govern together in five of nine states, including in OVP moderate Wallner’s Vorarlberg.

Persons: Austria’s, Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Christian Stocker, Alexander Van der, Van, Herbert Kickl, ” Markus Wallner, “, ” Wallner, Nehammer, Viktor Orban’s, Sebastian Kurz, Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, Kickl Organizations: People’s Party, Party, Hungarian, OVP, Social Democrats, of Commerce Locations: Russia, Vorarlberg, Austrian, Austria

☆ Austria election results: Freedom Party secures first far-right win since World War II
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Preliminary official results showed the Freedom Party finishing first with 29.2% of the vote and Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s Austrian People’s Party was second with 26.5%. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, whose party dominates the Netherlands’ new government, congratulated the Freedom Party on social network X Sunday. Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria poses with supporters, in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election. The People’s Party is the far right’s only way into government, and now holds the key to forming any administration. But that looks very unlikely with the Freedom Party in first place.

Persons: Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s, Greens –, Herbert Kickl, “, Kickl, ” Kickl, ” Nehammer, ”, Geert Wilders, Alice Weidel, Heinz, Peter Bader, Christian Strache, Andreas Babler, Nehammer, Storm Boris Organizations: Freedom Party, Sunday, Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s Austrian People’s Party, Social Democrats, Greens, Rivals, Party, Russia, Sky Shield, European Union, Germany, Freedom Party of Austria, People’s, People’s Party, Nazi Locations: Austria, Ukraine, “, Germany, Brussels, Netherlands, Vienna, Russian, Europe

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