Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has called for a fresh election after coalition talks with the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) collapsed. "The only honest solution now is to hold new elections quickly,

Freedom Party throws in the towel. Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl is giving up his chance to form a new coalition government in Vienna after negotiations with the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) broke down.

Coalition talks between Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the conservative Austrian People's Party have buckled, with the two parties deadlocked over how posts should be assigned.