Austrian president meets leader of far-right FPÖ for crunch talks
Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen on Monday met Herbert Kickl, the leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), for talks on the formation of a new government. Van der Bellen was expected to offer Kickl the opportunity to lead the new government after Chancellor Karl Neuhammer handed in his resignation on Saturday following the failure of the previous coalition negotiations.