Austria’s chancellor asked to form new government after parties refuse to work with far-right leader

Austria’s President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked Chancellor Karl Nehammer with forming a new government after the far-right Freedom Party, led by Herbert Kickl, won 28.8% of the vote in last month’s parliamentary election.

Traditionally, the leader of the strongest party is asked to form a government, but with a stalemate in negotiations and Nehammer’s conservative People’s Party refusing to partner with Kickl, the president opted for Nehammer instead.

The People’s Party garnered 26.3%, while the center-left Social Democrats received 21.1%.

Nehammer is expected to seek a coalition with the Social Democrats, which would provide a narrow majority in parliament, the Associated Press has reported.

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