Government formation: Record time for a new coalition causes a stir!
Government formation: Record time for a new coalition causes a stir!
After an unprecedented race for government formation in Austria, chaos has finally ended after 155 days. This marks the longest waiting time since a National Council election, which took place on September 29, until a new government comes into office. According to information from vienna.at , the delay was more than twice as long as on the average of the last 23 National Council elections and even exceeded the previous record from 1962. In the political history of the second republic, the education applies Drei coalition as one of the most complicated, since two coalition negotiations failed before the final pact came about.
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Otherwise, the average times for government formation had been around 62 days since 1945, with the most successful record formation lasting 129 days. The current situation could be viewed as a turning point in the political landscape of Austria in the future, especially in view of the lengthy negotiations that shaped the latest developments.
In the meantime, the preparations for the formation of a new government are already underway in Germany after the Bundestag election. The CDU chairman Friedrich Merz started negotiations with the SPD to discuss a possible coalition. According to tagesschau.de , formal orders for government formation in Germany are not necessary, and the chairperson could be invited to the first meeting of the new Bundestag at the latest. Merz excludes cooperation with the AfD, which will continue to shape the political discourse.| Details | |
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