Head of the Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl leaves the presidential office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 06, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Austria's Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl leaves the presidential office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Austria's Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl leaves the presidential office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 06, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Head of the Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl, center, arrives at the presidential office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 06, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, left, welcomes head of the Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl in his office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, left, welcomes head of the Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl at his office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl, center, arrives next to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen at the presidential office, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 06, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, left, welcomes Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl, center, in his office in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)