Liberal Neos party joining Austrian coalition talks

FILE PHOTO: Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer speaks at the informal EU Summit at the Puskas Arena, in Budapest, Hungary, November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) -A third, liberal party will join Austria's coalition talks, conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday as he tries to form a government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) that came first in September's election.

The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO won the parliamentary election for the first time since it was founded in the 1950s under a leader who had been an SS officer and Nazi lawmaker.