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Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right

Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right



People’s party tasked with coalition talks with Social Democrats after winning Freedom party fails to find partnerAustria’s president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new government, after the general election winner, the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ), failed to find a coalition partner to allow it to take power.Alexander van der Bellen, the 80-year-old head of state, told reporters he had asked Karl Nehammer, head of the centre-right People’s party (ÖVP), to begin negotiations with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPÖ). Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/22/loser-of-austrian-election-to-try-to-form-government-after-parties-shun-far-right-freedom-party

Author : Deborah Cole in Berlin

Publish date : 2024-10-22 14:45:00

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