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Austrian party leaders Christian Stocker of the Peoples' Party (OeVP) (centre) Andreas Babler of the Social Democrats (SPOe) (left) and Beate Meinl-Reisinger of NEOS (right) pose with their government program after a news conference on forming a coalition government in Vienna, Austria, February 27, 2025
A NEW coalition government was agreed in Austria today, which excluded the far-right party that won the country’s general election in September last year.
A statement from the right-wing Austrian People’s Party (OVP), the centre-left Social Democrats (SPO) and the liberal Neos said they had agreed on a programme for a coalition after 129 days — the longest post-election hiatus in post-World War II Austria.
The country’s politicians broke a record of 129 days to form a new government that dated back to 1962.
From Reform UK to Trump, Orban and beyond, the far right is organised across borders and growing. Waiting for it to collapse is a fatal error – building an international, locally rooted left alternative is now an urgent necessity., argues ROGER McKENZIE
