Austria conservatives agree coalition with Greens

Austria's conservatives have agreed to form an คาสิโน unprecedented coalition government with the Greens after months of negotiations.

Sebastian Kurz's People's Party had been in coalition with the far-right Freedom Party until a scandal toppled the government in May.

The People's Party came top in a snap September election, but have only now agreed a deal with the Greens.

It is the first time the left-wing party will serve in government.

"We succeeded in uniting the  best of both worlds," Mr Kurz said on Wednesday. "It is possible to protect the climate and borders."

Greens leader Werner Kogler said Austria should now become a European leader on climate change issues, sagame telling reporters that both parties "have possibly agreed on more than we could have imagined beforehand".

Full details of the coalition will be announced on Thursday. But the leaders suggested they would aim to lower taxes in general - a People's Party pledge - while bringing in higher environmental taxes, in line with Green policies.