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Austrian Chancellor says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time.
The announcement came after the People's Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks a day after the liberal Neos party's surprise withdrawal from discussions.
"Unfortunately I have to tell you today that the negotiations have ended and will not be continued by the People's Party," Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer from the conservative People's Party said in a statement on social media.
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