December 6, 2021 – In the Maria Theresa Hall of the Hofburg in Vienna, the Austrian Federal President Alexander van der Bellen appoints the new Federal Chancellor.
After Sebastian Kurz and Alexander Schallenberg, Karl Nehammer is the third chancellor in just 60 days.
And he is inheriting a difficult legacy: After the scandals surrounding Sebastian Kurz, the governing party is ailing, while the corruption investigations against the ÖVP continue.
Many people in Austria have lost confidence in the government.
How does Nehammer plan to win it back?
In this episode of "Inside Austria" we talk about what makes Austria's new Chancellor tick. Whether he wants to continue the course of his predecessor or set his own accents. SPIEGEL met Karl Nehammer for an interview this week. We talk about how Austria's new Federal Chancellor presents himself, look at his political career and important key moments in his time as Minister of the Interior.
In the weekly podcast “Inside Austria”, SPIEGEL and “STANDARD” look together at the big and small scandals in Austria.
Together with journalists from both editorial offices, we reconstruct cases and events that move the country.
We look into political abysses, follow the investigations into the Causa Kurz and his ÖVP.
And inform about an important Austrian topic of the week.
You can also find an overview of all current developments and new revelations in the Kurz affair in our new weekly newsletter »Inside Austria«.