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Austria eyes new coalition government that excludes far-right Freedom Party

The coalition deal announced on Thursday bring to a close the longest wait for a new government in Austria since World War II [File: Max Slovencik/EPA]

Three political parties in Austria have announced that they have reached a deal to form a coalition government that excludes the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), five months after the FPO won the parliamentary election in September.

The conservative People’s Party (OVP), Social Democrats (SPO) and liberal Neos announced that they would present their coalition at a news conference later on Thursday.

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