After five months of negotiations: Austria has a new government

The newly appointed Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker (left) looks over the shoulder of Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen (right) as he signs. Credit: Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images
After five months of tough negotiations in various constellations, Austria has a new government since yesterday. The Alpine state has once again ended up with the same combination that was already envisaged at the beginning, namely a coalition of the conservative ÖVP, the Social Democratic SPÖ and the liberal NEOS.
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