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Posted on January 10, 2025
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Alexander Schallenberg is now Austria's caretaker chancellor after Karl Nehammer's resignation. The FPO is set to start coalition talks with the OVP.
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in as caretaker chancellor on Friday, succeeding fellow conservative Karl Nehammer who quit last weekend after his attempt to form a centrist coalition government without the far right failed.
The current government, led by the People's Party (OVP), has served in a caretaker capacity since September's parliamentary election, which the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) won. The FPO has been tasked with forming a government and is due to start coalition talks with the OVP on Friday.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Christina Fincher)
The article discusses Alexander Schallenberg becoming Austria's caretaker chancellor after Karl Nehammer's resignation.
Alexander Schallenberg is the Austrian Foreign Minister who has been sworn in as the caretaker chancellor.
The Austrian government is in a caretaker role, with the FPO set to start coalition talks with the OVP after winning the recent election.
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