Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time.

Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he’ll step down as head of government and chairman of the conservative People’s Party after failing to form a coalition government.

Irreconcilable differences between the Austrian People's Party and the Social Democratic Party has ended Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer's efforts to form a new government and his chancellorship.

The development follows the withdrawal of Austria’s liberal party, NEOS, from three-party coalition negotiations to form a centrist government to exclude the far-right FPO

Herbert Kickl, the leader of the Freedom Party of Austria, has been mandated by President Van der Bellen to form a new government. Herbert Kickl, the leader of the right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ),

The talks have dragged on since Austria's president, Alexander Van der Bellen, tasked the conservative chancellor in October with putting together a new government.

Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party, met with President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday, further fueling rumors that he will be asked to form a government.

Austria headed on Sunday towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form a centrist government without the FPO fell apart and prompted Chancellor Karl Nehammer to resign.

Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a government without the far right break up.