Austria is getting a new coalition government without far-right election winner

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 27 February 2025 03:20 EST

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Three parties announced Thursday that 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.

A statement from the conservative Austrian People's Party, the center-left Social Democrats and the liberal Neos said they agreed on a program for a coalition after the longest post-election hiatus in post-World War II Austria.

The country's politicians broke a record of 129 days to form a new government that dated back to 1962.

New People's Party leader Christian Stocker is expected to become chancellor.

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Austria is getting a new coalition government without far-right election winner

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

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