(ANSA-AFP) - VIENNA, JAN 6 - Austria's president tasked
far-right leader Herbert Kickl with trying to form a government
Monday, in a historic move after coalition talks that excluded
the Freedom party (FPOe) collapsed. The FPOe topped the poll in
September's national election for the first time ever, winning
almost 29 percent of the vote, but until now had been unable to
find partners to form a national government. After meeting Kickl
for about an hour, President Alexander Van der Bellen said he
had tasked the far-right leader with trying to form a government
with the conservatives given the "new situation". Talks between
the conservatives and Social Democrats and liberals fell apart
over the weekend. "Mr Kickl believes he can find viable
solutions... and he wants this responsibility," Van der Bellen
said. (ANSA-AFP).
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