Bethany Bell

And they have been able to put together a coalition which now has had the green light from the party members of the Liberal Party. So tomorrow the government will be sworn in and Austria will have a government. But it's been very complicated.

And they have been able to put together a coalition which now has had the green light from the party members of the Liberal Party. So tomorrow the government will be sworn in and Austria will have a government. But it's been very complicated.

Yes, it's been a very complicated decision. The head of the Freedom Party was given a chance to try to form a government in January and February. He didn't manage that. His reaction today, though, has been that this three-party coalition is, in his words, a bitter pill for Austria. And he said it's... their fear of new elections, which is the heart of Austria's democracy, in his words.

Yes, it's been a very complicated decision. The head of the Freedom Party was given a chance to try to form a government in January and February. He didn't manage that. His reaction today, though, has been that this three-party coalition is, in his words, a bitter pill for Austria. And he said it's... their fear of new elections, which is the heart of Austria's democracy, in his words.

And he's called this a coalition of losers. And the polls have actually suggested that were there to be an election quite soon, the Freedom Party would be likely to increase its share of the vote. It got about 29%.

And he's called this a coalition of losers. And the polls have actually suggested that were there to be an election quite soon, the Freedom Party would be likely to increase its share of the vote. It got about 29%.

in september but um it's at the moment that the poll suggests that it wouldn't get enough to get a majority so the sort of difficulties in the coalition forming um have just expressed a general difficulty here in austria um but for now the government is set to take to take shape tomorrow and we'll see what happens then bethany bell with me from vienna

in september but um it's at the moment that the poll suggests that it wouldn't get enough to get a majority so the sort of difficulties in the coalition forming um have just expressed a general difficulty here in austria um but for now the government is set to take to take shape tomorrow and we'll see what happens then bethany bell with me from vienna

Mr Khanna said the Syrian asylum seeker hadn't previously attracted the attention of the authorities. He said the man, who had a valid residence permit and no criminal record, appears to have been radicalised online in a short space of time. Investigators had found an Islamic State flag in his apartment. The Syrian was arrested soon after the stabbings.

Mr Khanna said the Syrian asylum seeker hadn't previously attracted the attention of the authorities. He said the man, who had a valid residence permit and no criminal record, appears to have been radicalised online in a short space of time. Investigators had found an Islamic State flag in his apartment. The Syrian was arrested soon after the stabbings.

Police say a delivery worker, also from Syria, stopped the attacker by driving his vehicle at him. Residents of the town of Villach have laid candles at the scene. The attack comes at a time of heated debates over asylum laws in Austria and a political crisis after a far-right party won September's election but was unable to form a coalition.

Police say a delivery worker, also from Syria, stopped the attacker by driving his vehicle at him. Residents of the town of Villach have laid candles at the scene. The attack comes at a time of heated debates over asylum laws in Austria and a political crisis after a far-right party won September's election but was unable to form a coalition.

He's controversial, right? He's abrasive. He has a very pugnacious style. He's called President Van der Bellen in the past, who's 80 years old, he's called him the mummy in the Hofburg Palace, where he has his office. His views on immigration and gender politics have upset many people. However, at the same time, he is a clever strategist. Even his opponents say so.

He's controversial, right? He's abrasive. He has a very pugnacious style. He's called President Van der Bellen in the past, who's 80 years old, he's called him the mummy in the Hofburg Palace, where he has his office. His views on immigration and gender politics have upset many people. However, at the same time, he is a clever strategist. Even his opponents say so.

He's brought his party to the best result they've ever had. And he has shifted his tone just before the election. He shifted his tone to appeal to more middle of the road voters. He said he wants to be what he calls a folks councillor, a people's councillor.

He's brought his party to the best result they've ever had. And he has shifted his tone just before the election. He shifted his tone to appeal to more middle of the road voters. He said he wants to be what he calls a folks councillor, a people's councillor.

And that's a term that's worried some Austrians because it's a term the Nazis used for Adolf Hitler, although some other Austrian politicians have also used it. And he's embraced conspiracy theories, claiming that a Dean Worming agent was effective against COVID-19. And also when he was interior minister in 2018, the domestic intelligence agency officers were raided.

And that's a term that's worried some Austrians because it's a term the Nazis used for Adolf Hitler, although some other Austrian politicians have also used it. And he's embraced conspiracy theories, claiming that a Dean Worming agent was effective against COVID-19. And also when he was interior minister in 2018, the domestic intelligence agency officers were raided.

because he said Mr. Keekle was trying to purge it of Conservative Party loyalists, something that he denies.

because he said Mr. Keekle was trying to purge it of Conservative Party loyalists, something that he denies.