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.

Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl says his talks on forming a coalition government with a conservative party have collapsed

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 leaders of the three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament said on Saturday they were confident they would reach a deal to form a coalition government without the far right, almost five months after a new lower house was elected.

For Austria, the political situation is unprecedented, as coalition formation talks have never taken this long. View on euronews

Austrian parties looking to forge a centrist alliance of conservative, social democrat and liberal groups are making progress toward agreeing on a government program.