Austria's new government: agreement after record -breaking negotiations!

Austria's new government: agreement after record -breaking negotiations!

Vienna, Österreich - After intensive negotiations, the party leader of the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS will present their joint government program to Federal President Alexander van der Bellen on February 27, 2025. According to vienna.at , the top politicians now want to "carefully check" the program. At a press conference, Christian Stocker said that the most difficult government formation in Austrian history has now been successfully completed. "People come together by talking," said Stocker, emphasizing that the formation of this coalition is based on the principle of unification. He emphasized that it is not about political extremes, but about responsibility towards nine million people.

The formation of government was a long and stony way: From election day on September 29, 2024 to today's presentation, 155 days passed, which is more than twice as long as the average of the past 23 National Council elections. salzburg24.at reports that this duration exceeds the previous record time of 129 days from 1962. The party leader also presented the Federal President their plans for the budget renovation and regulation of the asylum area. In particular, Stocker emphasizes that under certain circumstances asylum applications should no longer be accepted and announces a ban on headscarves for girls to be designed to be constitutional.

important cornerstones of the government program

The new government program also deals with the rental prices that are to be frozen for one year. SPÖ boss Andreas Babler is pleased that banks and energy providers have to contribute to budget renovation, while Neos boss Beate Meinl-Reisinger sees the upgrading of elementary pedagogy with a second mandatory kindergarten year as an important step. Despite the positive aspects, the politicians warn of the next two hard years and the need to tackle structural issues. An agreement on the budget path and a clear course for the future are the focus of the discussions.