Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will become Austria's interim Federal Chancellor on Friday following the announced resignation of Chancellor Karl Nehammer.. This was reported by Der Satndard on Wednesday, January 8.. Schallenberg is expected to lead the government until a new coalition is formed. Earlier, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen issued a mandate to the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) Herbert Kickl to hold negotiations with the People's Party (OVP) on forming a government. OVP leader Christian Stocker is expected to make a statement on the negotiations at 3 p.m.. Earlier it was reported that Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he would resign as head of government and head of the conservative People's Party after failing to form a coalition government. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.