VIENNA, March 3 (Reuters) – Austria’s first three-party government since the aftermath of World War Two took office on Monday, ending the country’s longest-ever wait for a ruling coalition and keeping the Russia-friendly, far-right Freedom Party (FPO) out of power.
Although the FPO won September’s parliamentary election with about 29% of the vote, the eurosceptic party failed to form a workable coalition, opening the door to a centrist alternative.
When the FPO bid crumbled, the conservative People’s Party (OVP), Social Democrats (SPO) and liberal Neos struck an alliance, overcoming their own earlier failure to do a deal.
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/austrian-conservative-stocker-sworn-head-coalition-government-2025-03-03/
