Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party, will attempt to form a new government after receiving a mandate. The party, which won the September parliamentary election, will likely form a coalition with the conservative Austrian People's Party, despite past tensions. Kickl aims to govern 'honestly' and address Austria's budget deficit and 'trust deficit' accumulated by mainstream parties.
VIENNA – Austria n far-right leader Herbert Kickl said Tuesday in his first comments after being tasked to form a new government that he aspires to “govern Austria honestly” as he prepared for talks on a potential coalition with conservatives who criticized him sharply in the past.His Russia-friendly, anti-immigration, euroskeptic Freedom Party won Austria ’s parliamentary election in September but was initially shunned by other parties. Their efforts to put together a coalition without it failed.
“Our country was driven into the wall in the past five years,” Kickl said, pointing in particular to Austria’s large budget deficit and what he said was “a massive trust deficit” accumulated by mainstream parties. He said he has “a very, very simple aim, and that is to govern Austria honestly.” “If this isn’t assured … I can say that’s it,” Kickl said. “Then there will be new elections – we are prepared for that.”
The Freedom Party’s poll ratings have risen since the election as its rivals struggled and failed to find common ground. Surveys published in December put its support at between 35% and 37%.
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