Following the failure of talks on a three-way coalition in Austria, the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ) want to continue one-on-one coalition talks. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said Friday that both parties have announced their intent to talk about a grand coalition.

The Neos party's move raises serious doubts about the future of the coalition talks and buoys the eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Following the failure of talks to form a three-party government in Austria, the Social Democrats (SPÖ) are is ready for talks on a potential coalition with the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP),

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party won the September election but has been shut out of government negotiations.

The attempt to form a three-party coalition in Austria has failed after the liberal NEOS party announced its withdrawal from weeks-long coalition talks with the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ).

Austria’s liberal NEOS party announced on Friday that it has withdrawn from coalition talks with social democratic SPO and far-right OVP parties, according to local media reports.

Negotiations for a new three-party government in Austria have collapsed after the Neos party withdrew, leaving Chancellor Karl Nehammer seeking alternatives.

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer attends a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 31, 2022