Coalition talks between Austria's far-right Freedom Party and the conservative Austrian People's Party have buckled, with the two parties deadlocked over how posts should be assigned.

Austria's far-right party FPÖ announced coalition talks with centre-right ÖVP have failed. The party will renounce its government formation mandate.

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.

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The conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP) came under growing pressure on Tuesday to end its coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) as a deal to form the first ever FPO-led government appeared increasingly unlikely.