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Austria's Kurz opens talks with far-right Austria: Sebastian Kurz opens talks with far-right party
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Austria's conservative leader Sebastian Kurz invites far-right Freedom Party to hold talks on coalition Austria's conservative leader Sebastian Kurz says he has invited the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) for talks to form a coalition government.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Mr Kurz's People's Party won last week's parliamentary election but is well short of a majority.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The step paves the way for the FPÖ's return to government after more than a decade in opposition.
Mr Kurz moved his party to the right in the wake of Europe's 2015 refugee crisis.
The stance proved popular with Austrian voters after a huge influx of undocumented migrants and refugees from the Middle East and North Africa.
The FPÖ had previously accused Mr Kurz of stealing its policies.