Austria appoints third Chancellor in two months

Austria appoints third Chancellor in two months — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) Austria’s President Alexander Van der Bellen swore in Karl Nehammer as the country’s newest Chancellor on Monday, making him the country’s third conservative Chancellor in two months.

New People’s Party (ÖVP) head Nehammer succeeds Alexander Schallenberg, who resigned when his predecessor Sebastian Kurz opted to retire from politics.