Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (R) and Austrian Chancellor of the conservative People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz sign the letter of appointment during the inauguration ceremony.

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (R) and Austrian Chancellor of the conservative People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz sign the letter of appointment during the inauguration ceremony.

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Coalition Government with Far-right Party Takes Power in Austria

Austria's new coalition government, which includes the far-right Freedom Party, was sworn in on Monday as demonstrators protested outside. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, a member of the Green Party, presided over the ceremony on Monday at Vienna's Hofburg Palace.