#COALITION

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to quickly form a government after winning a national election but face tricky coalition talks and the prospect of an obstructive parliament after far-right and far-left parties surged.

Talks between the two biggest centrist parties in Austria on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) have collapsed, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Saturday, adding that he would step down in the coming days.

Romania's hard-right Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR) party wants to be part of a coalition government, its leader said on Tuesday, as the nation eyes a presidential runoff vote that will decide who appoints the prime minister.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came under increasing pressure on Sunday to bring forward a vote of confidence in parliament that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his governing coalition.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister on Wednesday and said he will hold a parliamentary confidence vote in the government in January, triggering political chaos in Europe’s largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.

Poland officially joined a coalition focused on drone support for Ukraine on Wednesday during the ongoing NATO summit in Washington.

The center-right Civic Coalition (KO), the dominant group in Poland’s coalition government, would score a narrow victory if parliamentary elections were held at the beginning of July, according to a new opinion poll.

Radev said he will now start seeking a caretaker prime minister to form a cabinet that will be tasked with organizing a snap election.

Our reporter Agata Dura is in the Polish parliament to bring you the latest news.