Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of around 9 million.
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl and his prospective coalition partners said on Monday that they have reached an agreement..
Schallenberg has served as Austria's foreign minister under outgoing chancellor Karl Nehammer since 2021.
The smallest partner of a prospective three-party coalition, the liberal Neos party, decided not to continue the discussions to..
