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 ...

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 ...

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.