Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse

Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party now further ahead in pollsAustria’s Freedom party has ended coalition talks with the conservatives on forming the country’s first far-right-led government after disagreements over key posts and issues like migration.The FPÖ – which topped national polls for the first time ever in September - has been negotiating with the long-ruling conservative People’s party (ÖVP) since early January. Continue reading...

Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse

Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party now further ahead in polls

Austria’s Freedom party has ended coalition talks with the conservatives on forming the country’s first far-right-led government after disagreements over key posts and issues like migration.

The FPÖ – which topped national polls for the first time ever in September - has been negotiating with the long-ruling conservative People’s party (ÖVP) since early January. Continue reading...