He will take over after the resignation of Alexander Schallenberg.
The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) unanimously elected Interior Minister Karl Nehammer on December 3 leader of the party, which accordingly makes him the new federal chancellor of the country.
This is reported by ORF.
It is reported that Karl Nehammer himself confirmed this decision of the party during a press conference.
In addition, the Governor of Styria Hermann Schützenhofer also confirmed that Minister of Education Heinz Fassmann will be replaced by the rector of the University of Grads, Martin Polasek.
Prior to his appointment, Karl Nehammer served as Minister of the Interior of Austria since January 2020. Prior to that, from 2018 to 2020, he was the General Secretary of the Austrian People's Party, as well as a member of the National Council from 2017 to 2020.
Recall that the Federal Chancellor's vibra is scheduled for December 8 in Germany. Most likely, Angela Merkel will be replaced by the leader of the Social Democratic Party Olaf Scholz.
