Austrian Chancellor and leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPOe) Werner Faymann addresses supporters after first projections in the Austrian general election in Vienna September 29, 2013. REUTERS/Petr Josek
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann's Social Democrats (SPO) got the tough task of forming a new government on Wednesday and hoped to rebuild their alliance with the conservatives to stave off the eurosceptic far right.
President Heinz Fischer asked Faymann as head of the SPO - weakened after September 29 elections but still the biggest party in parliament - to forge a new coalition, opening the door for formal talks with the People's Party (OVP), its ally since 2006.
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