Austria's conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he would step down in the 'coming days' after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues. "After the break- I will step down both as chancellor and party chairman of the People's Party in the coming days and enable an orderly transition," he said.
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