Austria was previously on track to get its first far-right-led government since World War II.
Talks to form a government that would put the far right in power in Austria are struggling, Austrian media reported Tuesday, though the parties involved say they have not collapsed.
The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which won the most votes in a September election in Austria, has been in talks with the right-wing Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) about forming a government since January.
FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl has previously said he will walk away from coalition talks and seek to trigger new elections if the ÖVP isn’t willing to fully accept his party as the senior party in the government.
Responding to media reports that the talks had been put on hold, the party said on X: “There is no breakdown of negotiations. The ÖVP is apparently coordinating internally. This is quite normal in negotiations. We also coordinate internally again and again. Tomorrow it can continue.”
Previous attempts to form a government that would’ve excluded Kickl’s far-right party failed at the start of the year.
This story is being updated.
