In Austria, the head of the right-wing Free Kickl will form the government
06/01/2025
Source: Novinky.cz (CZ) –
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen
commissioned Herbert Kickl, head of the far-right Free Party of
Austria, to form a government on Monday. "I tasked Kickl with initiating
negotiations with the ÖVP. I did not take this step lightly," Van der
Bellen said. According to the president, one of the most important tasks
of the government is "for Austria to have a cabinet that is able to
work. The government must be strong, it needs more than half the
mandates". "As we have all noticed, the people have given up their
categorical 'no' to Herbert Kickl. This is a new situation," he said.