Kickl demands: Five years of politics for Austria - who coalitions with the FPÖ?

Kickl demands: Five years of politics for Austria - who coalitions with the FPÖ?

Austrian political business is head after the recent parliamentary election. Herbert Kickl, the head of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), has expressed a clear claim to the Chancellery in Vienna, according to his own statements. His party had a considerable increase in the election last Sunday with 28.8 percent of the votes. This represents an increase of 12.7 percentage points compared to the previous elections.

KICKL emphasized that he had unequivocally informed Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen that he wanted to cite the next government. "I assume that I will be the next Chancellor," he said in a statement in Vienna. His optimistic view of the future refers not only to your own voters, but also to possible coalitions, although no party has currently agreed to look for cooperation with the FPÖ.

electoral growth and political challenges

The Freedom Party overtaken the ruling conservative ÖVP in the election, which was only able to achieve 26.3 percent of the vote, which corresponds to a loss of 11.2 points. The Greens, which were previously in the government with the ÖVP, suffered a decline of 5.7 points with only 8.2 percent. A similar situation is shown by the Social Democrats (SPÖ), which stagnate with 21.1 percent, while the liberal Neos with an increase to 9.1 percent (plus 1 point) emerged from the election.

Kickl said that this election result is a clear order to the FPÖ to make positive changes for Austria over the next five years. "Our hand is stretched out," he said and spoke about the possibilities of coalition negotiations. At the same time, he criticized the other parties and accused them of getting caught up in an undemocratic power game. This is particularly noteworthy, since so far none of the other parties have even indicated to coalize with the FPÖ.

Federal President Van der Bellen has announced that they will have talks with the leaders of the second and third strongest parties in the coming days. These are primarily Karl Nehammer from the ÖVP and Andreas Babler from the SPÖ, both of whom will face challenging negotiations

The political landscape in Austria has so moved and it remains to be seen how the conversations will go. Kickl's clear objective could continue to influence the political climate, while the other parties have to consider whether they want to work with the FPÖ or not. The coming weeks could therefore be crucial for government formation in Austria. Particular attention also applies to the negotiation skills of all involved in this complex political game, which could be of crucial importance for the future of the country.

The background to the elections and the possible coalition negotiations are to read in the article by www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de .