Finance minister named in Austria’s grand coalition

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Series Details 25.11.08
Publication Date 25/11/2008
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Article reports that the conservative Austrian People's party's new leader Josef Pröll would be finance minister in the grand coalition government agreed with the Social Democrats in November 2008 almost two months after the general elections.

The new coalition government was sworn in on the 2 December 2008.

Related Links
BBC News, 2.12.08: Austria's new coalition sworn in http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7760921.stm
ESO: Background information: Austrian conservatives in coalition talks http://www.europeansources.info/record/austrian-conservatives-in-coalition-talks/
BBC News, 24.11.08: Austrian parties agree coalition http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7745280.stm
Deutsche Welle, 23.11.08: Austrian Parties Agree on Grand Coalition http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3815334,00.html

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