Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Herbert Kickl, with forming a coalition government after a centrist bid to assemble one without the FPO collapsed unexpectedly over the weekend. Monday’s announcement marks a dramatic reversal by the president, a former leader of the left-wing Greens who has long been critical of the FPO and has clashed with Kickl, but few options remained for him after the centrists failed to forge a coalition. Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports from Vienna. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #AustriaNewGovernment #AlexanderVanDerBellen #FPO #HerbertKickl #AustrianPolitics #AustriaFarRight #EuropeFarRight #AustrianChancellor #AlJazeeraEnglish