Austrian foreign minister to take over as caretaker chancellor
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will take over as caretaker chancellor on Friday from Karl Nehammer, who quit when centrist coalition talks collapsed last weekend, President Alexander Van der Bellen's office said on Wednesday.
FM Schallenberg to be Austria’s interim chancellor as far right waits in the wings
If Kickl — who is expected to cozy up to the Kremlin and pursue hard-line policies in areas like migration — successfully forms a government he would become Austria’s new chancellor and the country’s first far-right leader since the end of World War II.
Austrian Political Shake-Up: Schallenberg Steps In as Caretaker Chancellor
Alexander Schallenberg, Austria's Foreign Minister, is set to become the caretaker chancellor following Karl Nehammer's resignation after failed coalition talks. The far-right Freedom Party, led by Herbert Kickl,
Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg appointed as interim chancellor
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will take over as caretaker chancellor on Wednesday, succeeding Karl Nehammer. The appointment follows Nehammer’s surprise resignation after his centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP/EPP) failed to form a government with the Social Democrats and the liberal NEOS (Renew), who withdrew from the talks.
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