Austria's chancellor asked to form new government after parties …
17 hours ago · Traditionally, the head of state has asked the leader of the strongest party to form a government. But President Alexander Van der Bellen dispensed with that tradition this time after the Sept. 29 parliamentary election produced a stalemate. Whoever leads the next government will need to build a coalition to have a parliamentary majority. But ...
Austrian President Asks Runner-Up Conservatives to Form Cabinet
16 hours ago · Mandating incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer with the discussions offered the highest chance of finding a majority in parliament after elections last month, Alexander Van der Bellen told reporters ...
Austria's chancellor asked to form new government after ... - ABC News
17 hours ago · President Alexander Van der Bellen on Oct. 9 asked the leaders of the three biggest parties to hold talks on possible cooperation, dispensing with a tradition of giving the election winner the ...
Austrian President Tasks Centre-Right, Not Far Right, With …
17 hours ago · VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Tuesday he was tasking Chancellor Karl Nehammer, head of the conservative People's Party (OVP), with forming a ruling ...
Van der Bellen informiert über nächste Schritte - news.ORF.at
22 hours ago · Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen informiert nach Abschluss seiner Gespräche mit den Parteiobleuten heute die Öffentlichkeit über die weiteren Schritte. Am Vormittag wurde eine ...
Austrian president appeals for calm coalition talks after far-right ...
Oct 2, 2024 · President Alexander Van der Bellen, who oversees the formation of governments, has told all parties to hold talks with each other, a process which should formally begin soon.
Austrian far-right leader criticises president over coalition talks
Oct 14, 2024 · The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party criticised President Alexander Van der Bellen's handling of coalition talks on Monday for the first time since the FPO won last month's...
Alexander Van der Bellen - The New York Times
Alexander Van der Bellen said continuity was essential after the far-right vice chancellor resigned over a video showing him promising favors to a woman who claimed ties to a Russian...
Austria’s president set to win 2nd term without runoff vote - AP News
Oct 9, 2022 · Preliminary results gave President Alexander Van der Bellen 54.6% of the vote and his closest rival, far-right Freedom Party candidate Walter Rosenkranz, 19.1%. Those figures didn’t include postal ballots, which will be counted on Monday.
Alexander Van der Bellen set to remain Austria’s president
Oct 9, 2022 · Austria’s centrist president Alexander Van der Bellen is on course to return to office for a second term, preliminary election results indicated on Sunday evening, as voters endorsed his...
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