Austria’s centrist parties form coalition, shutting out the far right

Austria may finally have a government! After five months of deadlock, the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP), center-left Social Democrats (SPÖ), and liberal Neos have agreed on a coalition.

This is Austria’s first-ever three-party coalition at the federal level and keeps the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) out of power, despite their win in last September’s elections. Quite the political experiment! But will it work and when will the new government be in place according to this information?