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

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced his resignation following failed attempts to form a new government. Coalition talks between the People's Party and Social Democrats collapsed, mainly after the Neos party unexpectedly left the negotiations.

Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced his resignation after failed coalition talks between Austria's centrist parties, following the liberal Neos party's exit. The conservative People's Party negotiations with the Social Democrats led to no agreement,

Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer to resign after coalition talks fail - Next government in Austria faces challenge of having to save between 18 to 24 billion euros

Austria's acting foreign minister, Alexander Schallenberg, took over as acting chancellor on Friday following the resignation of Christian Democrat Karl Nehammer, who stepped down last week after his attempt to form a government with the Social Democrats and Liberals to oust the far-right FPÖ party from power failed.

The development follows the withdrawal of Austria’s liberal party, NEOS, from three-party coalition negotiations to form a centrist government to exclude the far-right FPO

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer's announcement on Saturday came a day after the liberal Neos party withdrew from the negotiations with Nehammer's conservative People's Party (OVP) and the Social Democrats (SPO).

VIENNA — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday ... Party'' that were against a coalition with the Social Democrats, while praising Nehammer for his readiness to compromise.

Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has been named as the country's caretaker chancellor, filling the void left by the resignation of Karl Nehammer at the weekend.

The Freedom Party and its leader, Herbert Kickl, have steadily built support by demonizing immigrants, while entering Austria’s political mainstream.

The collapse of coalition talks last weeks has could lead to the far-right at the head of the Austrian government for the first time in the post-war era.

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Tuesday in his first comments after being tasked to form a new government that he aspires to “govern Austria honestly” as he prepared for talks on a potential coalition with conservatives who criticized him sharply in the past.