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Traffic light coalition on the brink: NEOS members could endanger everything!
The NEOS are putting the traffic light coalition under pressure: member surveys could have a decisive influence on reforms by the ÖVP and SPÖ.
Traffic light coalition on the brink: NEOS members could endanger everything!
The coalition talks between the NEOS, the ÖVP and the SPÖ could falter. Loud oe24 3,000 NEOS members are threatening to bring down the traffic light coalition if the reform proposals from the ÖVP and SPÖ do not meet expectations. The party leaders will meet on Monday with the aim of reaching an agreement by mid-January. A central problem for NEOS is its own statute, which requires a member survey. This means that NEOS leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger needs at least 2,000 yes votes to defend her course against critical party members.
The negotiations appear to be tense. The ÖVP and SPÖ are trying to make some concessions to the NEOS leadership in order to reassure the members. These measures could include, among other things, a new Ministry for the Future and initial successes in the area of pension reform. Nevertheless, there is skepticism: many NEOS supporters fear that without significant reforms, the traffic light coalition will simply be a repeat of the old grand coalition under NEOS leadership. An insider warns that a mobilized reform movement within the party could endanger the entire coalition.
New style required
In addition, Meinl-Reisinger has changed her stance and emphasized that she no longer sets any fixed “red lines” in the negotiations. Loud Today She is striving for a new style and sees herself as responsible for ensuring that the NEOS can satisfy its voters. The urgent call not to fall back into old behavior patterns signals that the fate of the new traffic light coalition may lie in the hands of the NEOS members. How negotiations will proceed remains to be seen - the right reforms could be crucial to regaining members' trust.