Austria's Greens on Saturday formally approved a coalition deal with conser...
SALZBURG, Austria - Austria’s Greens on Saturday formally approved a coalition deal with conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz, backing their leader’s argument that it would keep the far right out of power and bring ambitious environmental reforms despite misgivings.
Many Greens have balked at elements of Kurz’s law-and-order agenda, despite their leader Werner Kogler saying the deal had to reflect their party’s smaller share of the vote. The Greens won 13.9% compared to 37.5% for Kurz’s People’s Party , whose last coalition was with the far-right Freedom Party .
He received a standing ovation and repeated applause before 93% of delegates backed the deal in a show of hands.
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