Government negotiations failed: ÖVP breaks up talks!

Government negotiations failed: ÖVP breaks up talks!

After the coalition negotiations between the ÖVP and SPÖ canceled, the Social Democrats of the ÖVP accuse serious allegations. The Vorarlberg SPÖ boss Mario Leiter described the turquoise decision to end the talks as a "serious mistake". Head, who was part of the negotiation team, emphasizes that an agreement would have been quite possible. He criticized the fact that ÖVP Austria now left behind in a phase of uncertainty. Despite the criticism, he paid tribute to the outgoing Chancellor Karl Nehammer, especially for the fact that the FPÖ was "not an option" for him, as oe24.at

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The demolition of the talks marks another turning point in the political negotiations, which have been conducted since the National Council election on September 29. After intensive clashes and the exit of the NEOS from the talks on Friday last week, Nehammer announced his resignation on Saturday and ended the negotiations with the SPÖ. The political path to the formation of a new government seems to have moved far away. The negotiations with the FPÖ and the prospective budget situation had already heavily burdened the coalition talks, which culminated in the re -drawing decision of the NEOS, which complained about a lack of willingness to reform on the part of the ÖVP and SPÖ, such as determine.

In view of the political instability and the uncertainty that is now there, the consequences for Austrian politics and the upcoming challenges are uncertain. Nehammer's resignation indicates that the coalition negotiations have failed not only because of the conversations themselves, but also on the internal conflicts within the parties. Current voices from the SPÖ indicate that everyone involved has to grasp their own nose, but hope for a still strong social orientation in Austrian politics remains.