Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, who oversees the coalition negotiations after the parliamentary elections at the end of September, will undergo spinal surgery, the presidential office announced on Saturday.
The octogenarian politician, who has been president of Austria since 2017, has been suffering from disc problems since the beginning of the year, which have worsened recently. In the following days, routine disc surgery will be performed on him in Vienna, the presidential office announced.
During the period of treatment and recovery, the president will be replaced by Chancellor Karl Nehammer, the leader of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), who, despite the victory of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) following the parliamentary elections on September 29, entrusted Alexander Van der Bellen with the formation of the government, he reported. in the presidential office.
Despite his victory, he will be left out of the new government in Vienna, the far-right Austrian Freedom Party may be preparing to harass his supporters.
Source: nepszava.hu
