Austria’s coalition talks in disarray as parties fail to unite against far right
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party won the September election but has been shut out of government negotiations.
Talks on forming new Austrian government collapse as smallest party pulls out
The talks had dragged on since Austria’s president tasked conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer in October with putting together a new government.
Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse
Nehammer says his People’s Party would not support measures that it believes would harm the economy or new taxes.
Austrian liberals quit coalition talks, throwing process into turmoil
The smallest of three parties in talks to form Austria's next government unexpectedly quit those negotiations on Friday, throwing into disarray an effort to form a centrist ruling coalition without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO).
Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks
The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FPÖ, which came first in last year's election.
Austria’s liberal NEOS party withdraws from coalition talks
Austria’s liberal NEOS party announced on Friday that it has withdrawn from coalition talks with social democratic SPO and far-right OVP parties, according to local media reports.
Attempt to form three-party coalition in Austria fails
The attempt to form a three-party coalition in Austria has failed after the liberal NEOS party announced its withdrawal from weeks-long coalition talks with the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ).
Austrian parties ÖVP, SPÖ start talks for two-way coalition
Representatives of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ) met in the nation's chancellery for talks on Saturday after the failure of their discussions with a further party for a three-way coalition.
Talks on a new 3-party Austrian government collapse as the smallest party pulls out
Talks on forming a new three-party government in Austria have collapsed as the smallest of the prospective coalition partners pulled the plug on the negotiations.
Liberals quit coalition talks in Austria, throwing process into turmoil
The Neos party's move raises serious doubts about the future of the coalition talks and buoys the eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Austrian coalition talks collapse as NEOS quits
Talks on forming a three-party coalition government in Austria collapsed after the smallest party NEOS withdrew from negotiations. However, the remaining two parties have confirmed their intention to continue discussions.
Austria's centrist coalition's effort to form govt sees major setback due to a key backout
The Neos, the smallest of the three parties involved in the talks, backed out saying the negotiations with Chancellor Karl ...
Austrian liberals quit coalition talks, throw process in turmoil
The smallest of the three centrist parties in Austria's coalition talks, the liberal Neos, is quitting the talks, the Neos's ...