Politics
Austria swears in three-party coalition after five-month deadlock
Christian Stocker becomes chancellor as conservatives, social democrats and liberals unite to keep the far-right Freedom Party out of government despite its election victory.
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Alexander van der Bellen
President of Austria, Austrian Presidency
What we have reported
- Swore in the new coalition government and thanked parties for stepping out of their comfort zones.
- Gave the ÖVP the initial mandate to form a government, then later mandated Kickl, before the current coalition emerged.
- Van der Bellen urged the three centrist party leaders to reach agreement quickly after the country faced its longest period without a government in modern history.
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Austrian centrists seal coalition deal after record 151 days sidelining far right
The ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos have agreed a three-party government programme that avoids an EU deficit procedure, tightens asylum rules and names Christian Stocker chancellor, but the Neos membership must still approve it on Sunday.
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Austrian centrist parties seal coalition deal excluding far-right FPÖ
The ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos agree a 200-page programme after five months of deadlock, giving Christian Stocker a slim parliamentary majority but leaving the Freedom Party polling at 35 per cent.
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