Austria's Kurz meets with president to discuss forming new government

Record ID: 1434703

  • Title: Austria's Kurz meets with president to discuss forming new government
  • Date: 2nd October 2019
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (OCTOBER 2, 2019) (REUTERS) AUSTRIAN CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE'S PARTY (OVP) LEADER WALKING DOWN CORRIDOR TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT MEDIA KURZ COMING INTO MAIN ROOM / SHAKING HANDS WITH AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT ALEXANDER VAN DER BELLEN / KURZ WALKING TO ROOM MEDIA VAN DER BELLEN SHAKING HANDS WITH DELEGATES VAN DER BELLEN AND KURZ GOING INTO ROOM FOR TALKS
  • Embargoed: 16th October 2019 09:50
  • Keywords: Austrian government Austrian elections President Van der Bellen Sebastian Kurz People's Party (OVP)
  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • City: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • Country: Austria
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AZEKQBR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz who triumphed in Sunday's election (September 29) met with the president on Wednesday as talks begin on forming a new government.
    Kurz' People's Party emerged well ahead with 37% of the vote but he will need a coalition partner to control parliament.
    Kurz, 33, has not ruled out any coalition partners and has said he will speak to all parties in parliament.
    President Alexander Van der Bellen, a former leader of the Greens who will oversee the process, will formally task Kurz with forming a coalition.
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