Austria's President swears in new Chancellor
The Hindu
Alexander Schallenberg served as the country's foreign minister since 2019
Austria got a new Chancellor on Monday, two days after .
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen swore in Alexander Schallenberg, currently the foreign minister, as chancellor. Career diplomat Michael Linhart became the country's new foreign minister, Austrian news agency APA reported.
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