Chancellor Kickl? The consequences for t • Table.Briefings

Federal President Alexander van der Bellen tasked FPÖ party leader Herbert Kickl with forming the government.

FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl is now negotiating a joint government with the ÖVP. His appointment as chancellor would shift the balance of power in the EU further to the right. For the Christian Democrats, the question of how to distance themselves from the right has taken on a new urgency.

In Austria, the FPÖ has been given the chance to provide the Federal Chancellor for the first time. Federal President Alexander van der Bellen has instructed party leader Herbert Kickl to negotiate with the ÖVP on the formation of a new federal government. The new ÖVP chairman Christian Stocker had already clarified beforehand that he wanted to „accept the invitation.“

Chancellor Kickl? The consequences for the EU and the EPP

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