Austria's new three-party coalition government comprising the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the liberal NEOS was sworn in on Monday, ending months of political deadlock in the Alpine nation.

VIENNA - Austria's new coalition government will be made up of the conservative ÖVP, the social democratic SPÖ and the liberal NEOS party, after the trio cleared the final hurdle to form a coalition Sunday, AFP reports.

Three parties reached a deal on Thursday to form a new centrist Austrian government, two weeks after a far-right party that won an election in September failed to put together an administration.

The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.

Austria's conservative People's Party (OVP) and Social Democrats (SPO) said on Friday they had widened their talks aimed at forming a coalition government to include the small, liberal Neos party so as to have a solid majority in parliament.

The Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the NEOS party announced on Saturday that they are

Austria's Social Democratic Party chairman Andreas Babler speaks at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 27, 2025. The Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party and the NEOS party have agreed to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party, it is reported Thursday. (Photo by Georges Schneider/Xinhua)

The three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament on signalled on Saturday they were close to agreeing on a coalition government, almost five months after an election won by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO),

The new government is due to be sworn in on Monday, ending the longest wait for one since World War Two. The far-right Freedom Party, which came first in September's parliamentary election with around 29% of the vote, failed to form a government last month after a centrist effort collapsed.