Agreement to form a tripartite government in Austria without the far right, which won the elections
Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals reach an agreement to form a coalition government
The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and the liberal party NEOS have finally reached a coalition agreement to form a government. After intense negotiations, the parties have reached the agreement they were looking for to be able to exclude the extreme right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), which was the most voted party in the elections, from the executive. elections of last September 29. Under the deal, People's Party leader Christian Stocker is expected to become Austria's new chancellor.
The pact, called "Do the right thing now. For Austria," is due to be presented to parliament later Thursday. Details of the deal have not been officially announced, but it includes measures to shore up the budget for seven years and a tightening of asylum law with measures such as suspending family reunification, Austria's APA news agency reported.
