Austria's unlikely conservative chancellor takes office

And Stocker is slowly gaining credibility and sharpening his public profile,

Hajek added

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Especially... after last weekend,

he said, referring to the reactions in Europe following the White House spat between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky

The day the decision was taken, I drove to Vienna in jeans and a roll-neck jumper,

Stocker told Austrian daily Die Presse

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Good things come to those who wait,

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen joked at the ceremony as he swore in the new government, referencing the five months coalition negotiations had taken — the longest in the country's history

A few hours later, I had to ask for a suit and tie to be brought to me,

he revealed

This process certainly took a long time. Whether it will turn out well now isn’t yet decided, but we are positive and optimistic. That is down to us all,

he added

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One could say ‘good things come to those who wait’ — that, in any case, is my hope in view of the many days it took to form this government,

President Alexander Van der Bellen said as he swore in the new government

Expectations are generally low for Stocker,

said Heinisch

The unknown (soon-to-be) chancellor,

Austrian tabloid Kronen Zeitung headlined a recent profile of Stocker

I wouldn't call him a vote-getter, but he's held things together through an incredibly difficult time for the People's Party,

political analyst Thomas Hofer said