Austria's president tasks FPO's Kickl with forming new government

"Kickl has the confidence to find viable solutions within the framework of government negotiations and he wants to fulfill this responsibility."

"Initially, Van der Bellen tasked Nehammer with forming a government in October. However, Nehammer's party refused to enter a coalition with the FPÖ under Kickl, and other parties also rejected working with the far-right."

"Following Nehammer's departure, the Austrian People's Party indicated potential openness to collaborating under Kickl's leadership. While talks between the two parties are not guaranteed to succeed, there are no viable alternative coalition options in the current parliament."

"Austria has seen far-right and conservative coalitions in the past, though the FPÖ has historically served as a junior partner."

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