In this week’s Inside Austria, we look at why the FPÖ-ÖVP coalition talks collapsed, what alternative government options are on the table, and how Austria’s political crisis is affecting the budget. Plus,

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) said on Wednesday that talks on forming a governing coalition with the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) have collapsed. The talks have been on shaky ground for days as the two parties bickered over a range of issues,

The party’s inability to forge a coalition of the centre now threatens not only its future but also Austria’s democratic fabric. A robust, democratic centre-right is vital to political stability. If the ÖVP cannot recover, who will represent Austria’s conservative democratic voters? And where will they turn?

Talks to form Austria's first coalition government led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Wednesday, days after the FPO's negotiations with the conservative People's Party (OVP) ground to a halt,

Despite going into the talks with similar objectives on tax and stemming illegal immigration, the two rival right-wing parties clashed over the European Union, sanctions on Russia