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Austria’s chancellor to step down after coalition talks collapse
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Austria’s conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will step down in the “coming days” after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues.
The surprise move might lead to snap polls being called — or the conservatives might negotiate with the far right that won national elections in September.
Nehammer makes the announcements in a video message and accompanying statement posted on the X platform.
“After the break-off of the coalition talks I am going to do the following: I will step down both as chancellor and party chairman of the People’s Party in the coming days and enable an orderly transition,” he says.
The development comes just one day after Austria’s liberal party withdrew from three-party coalition talks to form a centrist government.
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