Politics at a standstill: sharp allegations during coalition talks in Austria

Politics at a standstill: sharp allegations during coalition talks in Austria

Austria's political landscape is currently evident in a dramatic twilight: After months of and intensive negotiations, the coalition talks between FPÖ and ÖVP failed. This was reported by the APA-OTS . Instead of constructive solutions, blame and party -political tactics dominate, while numerous citizens are waiting for their concerns to finally be heard. According to the critics, especially from the MFG party, it has become clear that those responsible are less concerned with Austria than their personal careers. "If you want to take responsibility, you will finally have to deliver results," emphasizes LAbg. Manuel Krautgartner, MfG-Oö Klubobmann.

The chronology of the coalition negotiations is long and tedious. After the National Council election on September 29, in which the FPÖ became the strongest force for the first time, the talks began under stagnating progress. The first shock for the negotiators came when the Neos got out from the talks on January 3 and missed a fundamental willingness to reform. In the following weeks there was a renewal of the talks between the FPÖ and ÖVP after the resignation of Karl Nehammer as Chancellor, as reported the press . Around mid -January it seemed at times as if an agreement could be reached, but differences in central topics such as the budget and basic political agreements led to another standstill.

The political tornness and the lack of a sustainable consensus have shaken trust in politics in many people in Austria. Instead of finding solutions to the country's pressing problems, the parties seem to focus more on their internal machinations. "It is time that politics serves people again and not the maintenance of individual parties," appealed LAbg. Joachim Aigner from Mfg.-Austria and asked the question: "Is this about Austria or just about political careers?"