Even though the far-right party FPO has been hailed as the big winner of Austria's 2024 national elections, gaining 57 of the 183 seats in parliament, all the votes are still not officially counted in Austria.
The current government, a centre-right OVP and Greens coalition, will offer its resignation to President Alexander van der Bellen, a traditional step taken by governments even if they have won the elections.
The Federal President assigns the task of government formation to the party leader with the most votes. This would mean the FPO would then have a mandate to start talks with other parties.
Van der Bellen had previously indicated he would not automatically grant this responsibility to Herbert Kickl if the far-right party FPO emerged, highlighting the complexities in forming a new government.
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