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,

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.

Coalition talks between the FPÖ and ÖVP, which received a mandate to attempt to form a government last month, have gound to a halt. The two parties' leaders are set to meet with President Alexander van der Bellen.