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Austria: Sebastian Kurz opens talks with far-right party Austria: Sebastian Kurz opens talks with far-right party
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Austria's conservative leader Sebastian Kurz says he has invited the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) for talks to form a coalition government. Austria's conservative leader says he has invited the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) for talks to form a coalition.
Mr Kurz's People's Party won last week's parliamentary election but is well short of a majority. Sebastian Kurz said his People's Party and the FPÖ had similar positions on tax cuts and immigration controls.
The step paves the way for the FPÖ's return to government after more than a decade in opposition.The step paves the way for the FPÖ's return to government after more than a decade in opposition.
But Mr Kurz warned that his government could only be pro-European, in contrast to the Eurosceptic view taken by the populist, anti-immigration FPÖ.
The People's Party won last week's parliamentary election but is well short of a majority. The only other option available to Mr Kurz to form a majority government is with the Social Democrats.
The last coalition between the Social Democrats and the conservatives fell apart this spring and there may be reluctance to renew it, correspondents say.
Mr Kurz moved his party to the right in the wake of Europe's 2015 refugee crisis.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 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.The FPÖ had previously accused Mr Kurz of stealing its policies.