Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party, met with President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday, further fueling rumors that he will be asked to form a government.

Stocker, a lawyer and member of the Austrian Parliament, has served as general secretary of the People's Party since 2022

The conservative Austrian People's Party's interim leader said he is willing to engage in coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party. After the collapse of coalition talks between the conservative Austrian People's Party and the Social Democrats,

The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) has broken off coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPÖ), dpa learned from party sources. It comes just one day after the two parties announced they would enter discussions to form a government,

Government formation discussions in Austria have hit a stalemate after the liberal Neos party unexpectedly exited the negotiations. The People's Party and Social Democrats continue efforts, but Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer expressed that reaching an agreement on essential points seems unattainable,

Representatives of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ) met in the nation's chancellery for talks on Saturday after the failure of their discussions with a further party for a three-way coalition.

The Austrian People's Party has appointed Christian Stocker as interim leader following Chancellor Karl Nehammer's decision to resign after failed coalition talks with the Social Democrats. Nehammer announced his resignation citing irreconcilable differences,

Nehammer has announced his intention to resign after coalition talks between his conservative Austrian People’s Party and the center-left Social Democrats collapsed over the budget. Nehammer has ...

Karl Nehammer announced on Saturday he would step down in the next few days after coalition talks with the Social Democrats collapsed.

Austrian People ... talks with the Social Democrats collapsed. Stocker, a lawyer and member of the Austrian Parliament, has served as general secretary of the People’s Party since 2022.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said ... The announcement came after the People's Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks a day after the liberal Neos party's surprise ...

Since then, the conservatives have agreed to form a government with the far-right under a Chancellor Kickl. Kickl has successfully lobbied by promising the capital associations that he would implement the economic programme of the conservatives if he could take over the chancellery and important ministries.