Austria swears in centrist coalition without far right
Austria swears in centrist coalition without far right

A three-way coalition of centrist partieswas sworn into government inAustriaon Monday in a ceremony presided over by President Alexander Van der Bellen. The swearing-in marks the end of five months of political instability in the countryamid efforts by mainstream parties to keep thewinners of...

Austria faces snap elections as Chancellor resigns, coalition talks collapse
Austria faces snap elections as Chancellor resigns, coalition talks collapse

Austrias conservative Chancellor, Karl Nehammer, has announced his resignation after coalition talks to form a government, excluding the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), broke down. His surprise departure could lead to snap elections in the Alpine EU nation, or potentially a new negotiation with the...