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Will he remain stubborn? Herbert Kickl’s last chance

Welcome back: Alexander Van der Bellen will receive Kickl and Co. again on Monday. The two gentlemen will no longer be friends.(Bild: APA/HELMUT FOHRINGER)

The FPÖ leader is playing the angry, offended liver sausage. On Monday, however, he and not Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen will decide on a future government. Super department head Rainer Nowak analyzes what this means for the future of Austria for Krone+. 

The script written, the roles assigned, the timing meticulously planned: On Monday, Herbert Kickl, Karl Nehammer and Andreas Babler will be holding the door handle for Alexander Van der Bellen.