On Thursday, party leaders announced that Austria’s center-right People’s Party (ÖVP), center-left Social Democrats (SPÖ), and the liberal Neos party have agreed to form a government. This will be the first three-party coalition in the country since the 1940s.

The coalition agreement excludes the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), who won the highest share of votes at 28.8% in September’s election. Although the FPÖ attempted to establish a government, coalition negotiations fell through in December.

Please stay tuned for further updates on this ongoing story.

Kieran Burke, Editor.

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-parties-form-coalition-without-far-right/a-71765298?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf