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.

The leader of the anti-immigration, pro-Russia Freedom Party has been given the chance to try to form a government after months of coalition talks among mainstream parties collapsed.

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,

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,

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time.

Karl Nehammer, Austria’s conservative chancellor, said on Saturday he would step down in the “coming days” after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues.

Talks on forming a government in Austria collapsed again Saturday. The People’s Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks after the liberal Neos party’s surprise

The announcement came after the People's Party and the Social Democrats on Saturday continued coalition talks a day after the liberal Neos party's surprise withdrawal from discussions.

The chancellor said his party - the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) - and the Social Democrats had failed to agree on key issues. The liberal Neos, another party involved in the talks ...

That led Mr Nehammer to pursue talks with the Social Democrats and NEOS to form a government to shut out the far Right, but those three-way talks collapsed on Friday. The remaining two centrist ...

The announcement came after the People’s Party and the Social Democrats on Saturday continued coalition talks a day after the liberal Neos party’s surprise withdrawal from discussions.