The far-right Freedom Party was blocked in Austria as on Tuesday Austria's president asked incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer to form a new government. All other parties refused to work with the leader of the Freedom Party after they won a national election for the first time last month.

Austria’s president asked the ruling conservative party to start coalition negotiation with the Social Democrats, snubbing the most popular far-right Freedom Party after it failed to find a potential partner.

Austria’s president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new government after all other parties refused to work with the leader of the far-right Freedom Party.

Far-right Freedom Party of Austria, which won a majority in Sept. 29 elections, will be unable to form a coalition government, Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen says - Anadolu Ajansı

The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) will not get the chance to form the next Austrian government despite winning the most seats in last month’s national election. Austria’s president, Alexander Van der Bellen, said the party that wins a parliamentary election does not automatically get to form a government.

Walter Rosenkranz has become the first member of the Freedom Party to be speaker, one of the country's highest-ranking positions.

Herbert Kickl's far right party won the elections, but no other party would form a governing coalition with him.

Austria’s president on Tuesday tasked incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer with forming a new government after all other parties refused to work with the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, which last month won a national election for the first time.

No groups are willing to form a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party, which came out on top in national elections in September.