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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexander_Van_der_BellenAlexander Van der Bellen - Wikipedia

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   During the presidential election, he appealed to the political centre and was endorsed by the leaders of both the Social Democratic Party and the conservative People's Party. Van der Bellen is the second Green president of a European Union country (after Raimonds Vējonis of Latvia) and the first to be directly elected by popular vote. [13]

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesAustria's conservatives to form government after far right is ...

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   Oct 22, 2024 · Austria’s President, Alexander Van der Bellen, has asked the leader of the conservative People’s Party (OVP) and incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer to form a coalition government - despite...

4. www.reuters.com › world › europeAustria's president takes charge as far right isolated after ...

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   Sep 30, 2024 · President Alexander Van der Bellen, 80, a former leader of the left-wing Greens, voiced reservations about the FPO last year due to its failure to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the...

5. www.reuters.com › world › europeAustrian president tasks centre-right, not far right, with ...

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   Oct 15, 2024 · Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Tuesday tasked Chancellor Karl Nehammer, leader of the conservative People's Party, with forming a government over the objections of the...

6. www.ft.com › content › 2c369f78/2195/11e6-aa98-db1eWho is Austria’s Alexander Van der Bellen? - Financial Times

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   May 24, 2016 · Who is Alexander Van der Bellen? The newly elected Austrian president — a 72-year-old, chain-smoking former economics professor and Green politician.

7. www.ft.com › content › f1e4a4db-e5cb-454c-9c72-f37caAlexander Van der Bellen set to remain Austria’s president

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   Oct 9, 2022 · Van der Bellen, 78, stood as an independent candidate, but he was previously a prominent politician in Austria’s Green Party, on the ticket of which he was first elected in 2016.

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   Is van der Bellen a party leader?

   • Mr Van der Bellen stood for the presidency as an independent, with Green backing and financial support. But he says he has now relinquished his membership, saying the president needs to be above party politics. What are his politics?

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   Who is Alexander van der Bellen?

   • President Alexander Van der Bellen, 80, a former leader of the left-wing Greens, voiced reservations about the FPO last year due to its failure to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the party's opposition to sanctions against Moscow. He also hinted he might not allow the FPO's 55-year-old leader Herbert Kickl to become chancellor.

   Austria's president takes charge as far right isolated after election

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   Who will report back to Alexander van der Bellen?

   • President Alexander Van der Bellen asked Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl, current Chancellor Karl Nehammer of the conservative Austrian People’s Party and Andreas Babler of the center-left Social Democrats to report back to him at the end of next week.

   Austria's president seeks a solution after other parties say they won't

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   Is van der Bellen still a member of the Green Party?

   • He led the party from 1997 to 2008, a period when the environmentalists emerged as the fourth-largest party in parliament. Mr Van der Bellen stood for the presidency as an independent, with Green backing and financial support. But he says he has now relinquished his membership, saying the president needs to be above party politics.

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   Is van der Bellen still a politician?

   • Mr Van der Bellen’s victory — albeit with a margin of only 31,000 votes — nonetheless shows it is still possible to adopt moderate policies and win elections in Austria. Has he ever been a politician? He was a Green MP for 18 years, having been first elected to parliament in 1994.

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   Why did van der Bellen want a new government?

   • Van der Bellen said the idea was to find a way out of the stalemate and avoid “wasting valuable time.” There is no formal deadline for forming a new government. The Freedom Party finished first in the Sept. 29 election with 28.8% of the vote, ahead of Nehammer’s People’s Party, which took 26.3%. The Social Democrats were third with 21.1%.

   Austria's president seeks a solution after other parties say they won't

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9. apnews.com › article › austria-new-governmentAustria's president seeks a solution after other parties say ...

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   Oct 9, 2024 · President Alexander Van der Bellen asked Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl, current Chancellor Karl Nehammer of the conservative Austrian People’s Party and Andreas Babler of the center-left Social Democrats to report back to him at the end of next week.