Politician chaos in Tyrol: Who will be the next government partner?

Politician chaos in Tyrol: Who will be the next government partner?

Austria's political landscape has fallen into chaos after the coalition talks between the ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS and FPÖ. Since the National Council election on September 29, 2024, there has been no federal government capable of acting. On Wednesday, the negotiations between the FPÖ and the ÖVP remained unsuccessful, which brought Tyrol's governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP) to the remarkable idea of bringing a triple coalition from the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos into play. However, without SPÖ boss Andreas Babler, which led to heated reactions both within the SPÖ and from former coalition partners such as the Tyrolean Greens. Mattle pushes that BALLER should "take a step to the side" to clarify the processed topics, as tirol.orf reported.

This claim met with significant rejection. Philip Wohlgemuth, the SPÖ boss in Tyrol, rejected Mattle's proposal and emphasized that the SPÖ's personnel decisions were only their matter. Mattle also criticized the political scientist Lore Hayek from the University of Innsbruck, which rated his views as "not beneficial". The reactions showed the tensions within the political parties and the sudden loss of options for government formation. Tirol's FPÖ boss Markus Abwerzger expressed his great resentment about the failed negotiations and the return of the government's reign by FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl, while Gebi Mair was relieved by the Greens and hopes that the Greens will be included again at the federal level, reported krone.at .

The public debate on future government formation in Austria has opened. Politically, the Situation seems to be toot, and the pressure on SPÖ boss Babler is growing, as well as the NEOS put in the foreground and make it clear that they are ready to open the arms for cooperations wide. The uncertainties and dissatisfaction within the political parties could bring the citizens an unexpected turning point before the next National Council election.