Economics
Kurz Seals Historic Pact With Austria’s Greens for Second Term
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Sebastian Kurz clinched a historic alliance with Austria’s Green party to claim a second term as chancellor and position his country at the forefront of Europe’s battle to limit climate change.
Kurz, a 33-year-old conservative, announced the deal late on New Year’s Day. Pending approval by a Green party conference on Saturday, the new administration could be sworn in by President Alexander Van der Bellen (himself a former Green leader) on Jan. 7.