Austrian liberals quit coalition talks, throwing process into turmoil

Headline: Japan Today

Talks on forming a new 3-party government in Austria collapse as the smallest prospective partner walks out
ABC News Go
Austria’s government coalition talks fell apart Friday after one of the three centrist parties involved quit the negotiations, undermining an alliance to block the rise of the far right.
Politico
Although the FPÖ would have needed a coalition partner to govern and none was forthcoming, opinion polls show its support has only grown since it was sidelined and so the pressure to find a solution has increased for the two parties left in the talks – conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer’s People’s party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ).
Guardian
The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FPÖ, which came first in last year's election.
Deutsche Welle (EN)

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