Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced he will stand down as head of his conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) after coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPÖ) collapsed.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People’s Party and ...

The Freedom Party has sought to join the rising tide of hard-right movements across Europe by tapping into voter anger over immigration, inflation and the European Union’s influence.

A first attempt collapsed in early January, prompting the resignation of then chancellor Karl Nehammer, who had said his party wouldn’t work under Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl. Stocker ...

He took over the role of ÖVP's head from former chancellor Karl Nehammer, who resigned in January when initial negotiations between the three parties broke down. A former lawyer, Stocker has been ...