Austria is getting a new coalition government without far-right election winner

The country’s politicians broke a record of 129 days to form a new government that dated back to 1962. (FILE/AFP)
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Updated 27 February 2025
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Austria is getting a new coalition government without far-right election winner

Three parties announced Thursday that they have reached a deal to form a new centrist Austrian government, five months after an election was won by a far-right party that later failed in an attempt to form an administration.
A statement from the conservative Austrian People’s Party, the center-left Social Democrats and the liberal Neos said they agreed on a program for a coalition after the longest post-election hiatus in post-World War II Austria.
The country’s politicians broke a record of 129 days to form a new government that dated back to 1962.
New People’s Party leader Christian Stocker is expected to become chancellor.


Explosion rips through police station in India’s Kashmir, official says

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Explosion rips through police station in India’s Kashmir, official says

  • A fire engulfed the Nowgam police station compound

KASHMIR: An explosion ripped through a police station in Srinagar city in India’s Kashmir late on Friday, a local police official said.
A fire engulfed the Nowgam police station compound and fire tenders have been rushed to the spot, the official said, adding that casualties were feared.


Indian media also reported a blast at the police station, with visuals of a raging fire.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. It comes four days after a deadly car explosion in Delhi, India’s capital, that the government said was a terror incident.