The Freedom Party has sought to join the rising tide of hard-right movements across Europe by tapping into voter anger over immigration, inflation and the European Union’s influence.
The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.
Three parties say they have reached a deal to form a new centrist Austrian government, five months after an election was won by a far-right party that later failed in an attempt to form an administration.
Thursday's announcement follows the longest period of coalition negotiations in Austria's recent history, after two previous attempts to form a government failed. The three-party government, which would be the first since the late 1940s,
A EU country has blocked an election winning party from taking power just weeks after the US warned the bloc that "the voice of the people matters". Three parties in Austria have reached a deal to form a new centrist Austrian government, two weeks after a far-right party that won an election in September failed to put together an administration.
Austria's three main centrist parties in parliament reached a deal to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party that won the last parliamentary election five months ago. In a deal that should bring to a close Austria's longest wait for a new government since World War Two,
A NEW coalition government was agreed in Austria today, which excluded the far-right party that won the country’s general election in September last year.
Three parties in Austria have reached a historic agreement to form a centrist government, overcoming challenges such as a rising budget deficit and extremism. Christian Stocker is poised to become chancellor.
Three moderate Austrian parties struck a deal to form a new government, moving ahead with a coalition which will need to make deep budget cuts in an economy trying to exit a second year of recession.
The three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament have indicated that they are close to forming a coalition government without the involvement of the far-right Freedom Party, or FPO, despite it having won the largest vote share in last September's parliamentary election.
Austria's three top centrist parties in parliament have reached a deal to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party.
Centre-right People’s Party, Social Democrats and liberal Neos publish 200-page programme aimed at reviving Austria’s economy and cutting its budget deficit
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