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Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country’s interim leader. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country’s interim leader while the far-right Freedom Party attempts to put together a new coalition government, the President’s office said Wednesday (January 8, 2025). Mr. Schallenberg, 55, will take…
Vienna: Austria’s ruling conservatives picked Secretary-General Christian Stocker as interim successor to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian media reported on Sunday, after Nehammer quit as his attempts to form a coalition government without the far right fell apart. There was no immediate comment from the People’s Party (OVP), and Nehammer only told reporters after the party’s…
Head of Peoples Party (OEVP) and Chancellor Karl Nehammer. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday (January 4, 2024) he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People’s Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks a…