Three parties say they have reached a deal to form a new centrist Austrian government, five months after an election was won by a far-right party that later failed in an attempt to form an administration.

Christian Stocker has been sworn in as Austrian chancellor as the country’s new government takes office after a five-month wait for a new administration

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's centrist coalition government ... When the FPO last month gave up trying to agree a government, the conservative People's Party (OVP), Social Democrats (SPO) and liberal Neos revived a bid to form an alliance after abandoning ...

Three mainstream parties reached a deal on Thursday to form a new centrist Austrian government, two weeks after a far-right party that won an election in September failed to put together an administration.

The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.

Members of Austria's liberal Neos party on Sunday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a coalition deal with the conservative People's Party (OVP) and Social Democrats (SPO), paving the way for their three-party government to take office.

Three parties reached a deal on Thursday to form a new centrist Austrian government, two weeks after a far-right party that won an election in September failed to put together an administration.

Austria's new three-party coalition government comprising the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the liberal NEOS was sworn in on Monday, ending months of political deadlock in the Alpine nation.

Austria's three main centrist parties in parliament reached a deal to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party that won the last parliamentary election five months ago.

The executive boards of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) announced on Friday that they had unanimously agreed a government programme and members of a future cabinet.

Austria's Social Democratic Party chairman Andreas Babler speaks at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 27, 2025. The Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party and the NEOS party have agreed to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party, it is reported Thursday. (Photo by Georges Schneider/Xinhua)

Austrian parties that plan to form a coalition government excluding the far right announced their future ministers on Friday, among them the first left-wing finance minister in 25 years, before a key vote to seal the deal on Sunday.