- Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will temporarily lead the country as the Freedom Party seeks to form a new coalition.
- He replaces outgoing Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who resigned after failing to create a coalition without the Freedom Party.
- Schallenberg previously served as Chancellor for less than two months in late 2021.
- The Freedom Party's leader, Herbert Kickl, is mandated to attempt forming the first national government led by the far right since World War II.
- Schallenberg has indicated he will not continue in the government if Kickl takes power.
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