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Austrian President taps far-right to form government

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Phil Gayle
January 6, 2025

Austria's far-right inches closer to power as Herbert Kickl, leader of the far-right Freedom Party, is tasked with forming a new government. If successful, it would mark Austria's first far-right-led government since World War II. DW asks journalist Steve Chaid in Vienna what impact a chancellor Kickl would have on Austrian politics.

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