Austria On Track for Centrist Coalition

Austria's biggest centrist parties inch close to forming new coalition without far-right
For Austria, the political situation is unprecedented, as coalition formation talks have never taken this long. View on euronews
Inside Austria: Is a three-party coalition now Austria's best option?
In this week’s Inside Austria, we look at the renewed push for an ÖVP-SPÖ-NEOS government, the risks of a three-party coalition, and whether Austria could finally be on track for a stable government.
Austrian liberals join talks on forming a centrist coalition government
Austria's conservative People's Party (OVP) and Social Democrats (SPO) said on Friday they had widened their talks aimed at forming a coalition government to include the small, liberal Neos party so as to have a solid majority in parliament.
Austria’s far-right leader fails to form a government after coalition talks collapse
However, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen did not give the Freedom Party leader the mandate to form a coalition government until January, after attempts to form a coalition bloc without Kickl’s party failed. There has not been a far-right leading party in Austria’s government since World War II.
Austria's Centrist Coalition: A New Era Amid Political Turmoil
Austria's centrist parties are close to forming a coalition government, ending a five-month deadlock after the far-right FPO won the election without enough votes to lead. The deal would form the first three-party government since 1949 and bring Christian Stocker to the chancellery.
Austria moves towards centrist coalition deal after far right fails
Austria's two biggest centrist parties are moving quickly towards a coalition deal without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after it failed to form a government, party officials said on Thursday. It would be third time lucky if the conservative People's Party (OVP) and Social Democrats (SPO) managed to strike a deal with some degree of support from smaller centrist parties,
Austria's far right fails to form a coalition
The FPÖ has returned its mandate to the president, the ecologist Alexander Van der Bellen, who must find a solution to get the country out of the political stalemate it has been in since the September 2024 legislative elections.
Austrian Centrist Parties Confident They Will Form Coalition Government
The leaders of the three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament said on Saturday they were confident they would reach a deal to form a coalition government without the far right, almost five months after a new lower house was elected.
Austrian parties close to forming government without far right
The three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament on signalled on Saturday they were on the verge of agreeing a coalition government, almost five months after an election won by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO),
Austria On Track for Centrist Coalition as Negotiations Advance
Austrian parties looking to forge a centrist alliance of conservative, social democrat and liberal groups are making progress toward agreeing on a government program.
Austrian Parties Bring Liberals on Board as They Seek to Form Government
Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen gives a press statement after coalition talks between the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) and People's Party (OeVP) ended in Vienna, Austria, February 12, 2025.
Attempt to form Austria's first government led by far right collapses
Talks to form Austria's first coalition government led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Wednesday, days ...
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Austrian Coalition Talks Collapse, Averting a Far-Right Chancellor for Now
By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin An effort by the head of Austria’s Freedom Party to form a coalition government collapsed on Wednesday, ending, for now, his chances of leading ...
Austria’s far right eyes chancellor’s office despite failed coalition talks
The Freedom Party leader wants to be Austria’s “Volkskanzler,” or Chancellor of the People, a title once embraced by Adolf ...
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Austria's New Political Dawn: Centrist Parties Unite After Prolonged Stalemate
Austria's main centrist parties are nearing a coalition agreement after the far-right Freedom Party won a recent election. The conservative People's Party, Social Democrats, and Neos aim to form a ...
Coalition talks between the conservative ÖVP and far-right FPÖ in Austria have failed
Regardless of which parties form a government or whether there will be new elections, social cuts, anti-refugee agitation and increasing rearmament spending will be at the centre of the next ...
Knife Attack Suspect in Austria Is Inspired by ISIS, Official Says
One person was killed and five others were injured in stabbings in the center of the town of Villach. A man from Syria was ...
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Austria's Coalition Tactics: The Inclusion of Neos
Austria's People's Party and Social Democrats have expanded their coalition talks to include the Neos party, seeking a parliamentary majority. The three groups plan to release statements on the ...