Austria Forms First-Ever Three-Party Coalition Government
After five months of negotiations, ÖVP, SPÖ, and Neos agree on a historic coalition to prevent a far-right-led government.
- Christian Stocker of the ÖVP becomes Austria's new Chancellor, with SPÖ's Andreas Babler as Vice-Chancellor and Neos' Beate Meinl-Reisinger as Foreign Minister.
- The coalition agreement includes stricter migration policies, budget deficit reduction measures, and temporary caps on rent increases.
- The alliance was finalized after the Neos' membership overwhelmingly approved the pact with 94.1% support in a vote on Sunday.
- The three-party coalition was formed to block the far-right FPÖ, which won the most votes in the 2024 election but failed to secure a partner for government.
- This pro-European coalition marks the first time Austria has been governed by a partnership of conservatives, social democrats, and liberals.
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