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Austrian president gives Freedom Party mandate to form gov't

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STORY: Austrian president gives Freedom Party mandate to form gov't
SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 6, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:52
LOCATION: Vienna
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen meeting with Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl
2. various of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen giving a speech
3. various of demonstration outside the Austrian Presidential Office

STORYLINE:

On Monday, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl with forming a new government after recent coalition talks collapsed in the absence of support from the far-right party.
   
Van der Bellen announced the decision following a one-hour talk with Kickl around noon. Speaking at a press conference, the president said that the political landscape had shifted and that the People's Party was now ready to negotiate a coalition under Kickl's leadership.
   
Kickl affirmed his willingness to take on the responsibility and expressed confidence in finding viable solutions, Van der Bellen was quoted as saying by the Austrian news agency APA.
   
The Freedom Party has previously served as a junior coalition partner but has never led an Austrian government.
   
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vienna.
(XHTV)

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