Neos leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger said she informed Nehammer, Social Democratic leader Andreas Babler and President Alexander Van der Bellen on Friday that the party "won't continue" the talks.

Austrian party leader Andreas Babler of the Social Democrats (SPOe) addresses a news conference after agreeing to form a coalition government with the People's Party (OeVP) and NEOS in Vienna ...

From left, Andreas Babler, leader of the Social Democrats; Christian Stocker, head of the People's Party; and Beate Meinl-Reisinger, head of the Neos party, hold a news briefing after finalizing ...

Austria eyes new coalition government that excludes far-right Freedom Party. Conservative People’s Party, Social Democrats and liberal Neos to present a ‘common programme’ after deal.

Following the failure of talks on a three-way coalition in Austria, the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ) want to continue one-on-one coalition talks.

Fearing that heading to a new election would only strengthen the FPÖ, Stocker decided to turn again to the Social Democrats and later added the NEOS in a new attempt to form a center-left government.

However, the ÖVP's first attempt to forge a coalition with the Social Democrats and Neos failed at the beginning of January. On 6 January, Van der Bellen gave Kickl the mandate to form a government.

Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party (OVP), the Social Democrats (SPO) and liberal Neos hope to form Austria's first three-party government since 1949 but must bridge large ...

Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks 01/03/2025 January 3, 2025. The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party.