Coalition Negotiations of Party Leaders Continue on Friday

On Thursday, the party leaders of the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS negotiated until late into the night in a non-public negotiation marathon to form a government coalition. Today, Friday, Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), Andreas Babler (SPÖ) and Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) are expected to continue the negotiations.

Party Leaders Resume Coalition Negotiations

There was no information on possible substantive progress on Thursday evening. Negotiations are expected to resume on Friday afternoon and continue indefinitely at a secret location. Already on Monday, the party leaders had spent several hours discussing the budget and "lighthouse projects" of a possible tripartite coalition. Budget experts also worked on the fundamentally agreed double budget 2025/26 on New Year's Eve.

(APA/Red)

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