Austria moves towards centrist coalition deal

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,
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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.
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