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Alexander Schallenberg Takes Over the Chancellery and Focuses on Continuity
Following the resignation of Karl Nehammer on January 10, 2025, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has entrusted the previous Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg with the continuation of the business of the Federal Chancellery and the chairmanship of the provisional Federal Government. Schallenberg, who already served as Chancellor from October to December 2021, will remain Foreign Minister. He sees his new role as a responsibility to ensure stability in a difficult political phase and to lead the country until a new government is formed.
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg was appointed by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, to continue the administration of the Federal Chancellery and chair the provisional federal government. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Florian Schroetter
Immediately after his inauguration as Acting Federal Chancellor, Schallenberg contacted EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In a telephone conversation that both sides described as “excellent”, Schallenberg assured her that “Austria will remain a reliable and constructive partner in the European Union”. Von der Leyen publicly congratulated Schallenberg on his…
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