VIENNA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said Sunday that he would meet leader of the far-right Freedom Party Herbert Kickl on Monday to discuss the formation of a new government.

The move came after the collapse of three-party coalition talks among the People's Party, the Social Democratic Party and the NEOS and later the failure of two-party negotiations following the NEOS' withdrawal.

On Saturday, Karl Nehammer also announced his resignation as the chancellor of the caretaker government and chairman of the People's Party after the coalition talks fell apart. Van der Bellen said he would appoint an interim successor in the coming week. ■