Government dispute: FPÖ urges ministries - new elections threaten!

Government dispute: FPÖ urges ministries - new elections threaten!

In a dramatic turning point in the government negotiations, the Freedom (FPÖ) submitted a new offer for the division of department to the ÖVP on Tuesday, February 11th. The proposal stipulates that the FPÖ receives control over central ministries, including the Ministry of the Interior and Finance. This offer is advertised as "fair and balanced", but the negotiations are on the brink after they have stuck in the past few days, such as The press reported.

In a current document, the FPÖ claims a variety of important offices, including the Chancellery, finance and the inside. An independent state secretary is proposed for the critical area of state security, while the ÖVP is offered to lead the departments for foreign policy, transport and infrastructure as well as economy. Michael Schledlitz, General Secretary of the FPÖ, emphasizes that the ÖVP can act in its "core competencies" such as economy, education and national defense, while the FPÖ claims its responsibility for security and asylum in the Interior Ministry. So far, this has remained without a direct answer from the ÖVP, which according to 5min.at has not yet officially commented on the proposal.

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