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Austria's Kurz to launch coalition talks with Greens

(ANSA-AP) - VIENNA, NOVEMBER 11 - Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz announced Monday that his party will enter coalition talks with the environmentalist Greens. If negotiations succeed, they will likely produce a very different government from his previous alliance with the far-right. Kurz, 33, announced the start of what he called a "challenging process" of negotiations after lengthy exploratory talks. He wouldn't be drawn on how long it would take. Kurz's People's Party emerged as by far the biggest in parliament from an election in late September. The Greens, who have not previously been part of a federal government, saw their support soar and returned to parliament after a two-year absence. Kurz acknowledged that "creativity" will be needed to put together a coalition with the Greens. (ANSA-AP).