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 ...

After the collapse of coalition talks between the conservative Austrian People's Party and the Social Democrats, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Sunday he would meet far-right ...

Alexander Van der Bellen won reelection as Austria's president on Sunday, outright capturing the race with more than 50% of the votes and fending off a runoff election against populist challengers.

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Tuesday tasked Chancellor Karl Nehammer, leader of the conservative People's Party, with forming a government over the objections of the far-right ...

Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen with the representatives of the new government Christian Stocker (ÖVP), Andreas Babler (SPÖ) and Beate Meinl-Riesinger (NEOS) [Photo by Peter Lechner/HBF] ...

Austria’s President Alexander van der Bellen swore in the country’s new three-party government Monday, ending five months of political deadlock that followed the far right’s election victory last ...

Austria’s President Alexander Van der Bellen has given incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer a mandate to form Vienna’s next government after all other parties refused to enter into a coalition with the ...

Alexander Van der Bellen (Bild: APA/MAX SLOVENCIK) In his TV address on the national holiday, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen called on everyone to work together to find solutions to ...

Van der Bellen said he has asked the current Chancellor, Karl Nehammer, whose conservative party came second with 26.3% to hold coalition talks with the Social Democrats, who came third, with 21%.

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 ...

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Monday he had tasked far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl with forming a coalition government after a centrist attempt to assemble ...

Alexander Van der Bellen told political parties to hold talks with each other after the far-right Freedom Party won a parliamentary election but fell well short of a majority. June 7, 2025 e-Paper ...