Thursday, January 2, 2020

Austria's Sebastian Kurz strikes unlikely coalition deal with Greens

Austria's centre-right People's Party has struck an unlikely coalition with the Greens following three months of tough negotiations. 

It returns Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to power, and installs the left-wing Green Party in government for the first time. 

The September election was called after a corruption scandal that brought an end to the previous coalition with the far-right Freedom Party. 

Lucy Hough (HOFF) has the details: 

IN: The deal returns
OUT: to be approved. 
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