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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Christian Stocker
Chancellor of Austria, Austrian Federal Government
What we have reported
- Leads the three-party coalition as head of the conservative People's Party.
- Presented the coalition programme and described negotiations as perhaps the most difficult in Austria's history.
- Stocker negotiated the three-way coalition deal and is expected to become chancellor, having taken over the party leadership after Karl Nehammer's resignation.
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Politics
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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