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,

Austria's Freedom Party ended coalition talks with the conservatives on Wednesday to form the country's first far right-led government, in a spectacular turn of events following disagreements over key posts and issues like migration.

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.