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Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse
STORY: Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2025
LENGTH: 00:03:15
LOCATION: Vienna
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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STORYLINE:
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday that he would step down in the coming days after coalition talks between his People's Party and the Social Democrats collapsed earlier that day.
He will also resign as the leader of the People's Party.
The chancellor said on X that his party has ended negotiations with the Social Democratic Party to form a new government due to disagreement over key issues.
Nehammer's surprise move came just one day after the New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS) party pulled out of the coalition negotiations to form an unprecedented three-party government. Following NEOS's withdrawal, the People's Party and Social Democratic Party confirmed late Friday that they would pursue two-party coalition talks.
Negotiations between the three parties had dragged on since mid-November following Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen's decision in October to task the People's Party with forming a government.
The far-right Freedom Party came first in September's parliamentary election with around 29 percent of the vote. The People's Party and the Social Democratic Party won vote shares of 26.3 percent and 21.1 percent, respectively. While the Freedom Party won the parliamentary presidency, it has so far been unable to find coalition partners to form a government.
The Austria Press Agency said Saturday that the path to forming a new government remains unclear. The agency said that the business wing of the People's Party might now consider a coalition with the Freedom Party following the resignation of Nehammer, who has repeatedly ruled out the possibility of a coalition with the far-right party under the leadership of Herbert Kickl.
A snap election is also possible, and analysts say that the Freedom Party stands to gain the most if one is called. Recent polls indicate rising public support for the party, positioning it as a potential beneficiary of the political deadlock.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vienna.
(XHTV)
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