Coalition talks between Austria’s far-right Freedom party and its moderate conservative counterparts have collapsed over differences on Russia, the EU and control over intelligence operations, raising the possibility of a snap election in the central European country.
Freedom party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl formally handed his mandate to try and form a government back to President Alexander Van der Bellen on Wednesday.
The decision to break off talks with the conservative People’s party (ÖVP) extends months of political turmoil in Austria, and could lead to a fresh election in which analysts predict the FPÖ would gain more ground.
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