The Freedom Party has sought to join the rising tide of hard-right movements across Europe by tapping into voter anger over immigration, inflation and the European Union’s influence.

The executive boards of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) announced on Friday that they had unanimously agreed a government programme and members of a future cabinet.

The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.