ÖVP warns of conflicts: Will the FPÖ be at risk to Austria's prosperity?

ÖVP warns of conflicts: Will the FPÖ be at risk to Austria's prosperity?

Österreich - The FPÖ won the elections in Austria and triggered a political earthquake. The right -wing populist party, led by Herbert Kickl, fought in the election campaign with drastic demands to reduce the influence of European institutions and propagated more distance to the EU. While no clear announcement of a "ÖXIT" was pronounced in advance, Kickl indicated that such considerations could arise again. The EU wakes up tensely and observes how the political landscape in Vienna is changing, since the FPÖ already appears as a potential blocker for EU decisions, which could possibly remember Viktor Orbán's tactics in Hungary href = "https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/oesterreich-wahl-seu-eu-100.html"> tagesschau.de reported.

potential for conflict between the parties

The ÖVP, the classic People's Party in Austria, is concerned about the possible sole joints of the FPÖ at the European level. Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, General Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the need for a mechanism to coordinate joint votes at the EU level. Hattmannsdorfer demands a clear pro -European orientation from the FPÖ to secure the prosperity of Austria and to avoid a conflict within a possible coalition. He referred to the example of the Netherlands, where clear government decisions are necessary to protect unity in European politics. The tensions between the parties can significantly burden future collaboration, such as krone.at

The focus is now on the question of whether the FPÖ can enter a coalition government and whether the ÖVP is willing to accept cooperation that may also endanger its economic and political positions. The new course of the party could not only endanger inner-Austrian politics, but also the stability of the EU, because with the FPÖ in the government, important decisions could be blocked at EU level. It remains to be seen whether the ÖVP under Karl Nehammer can form a “sugar -coalition” with the Social Democrats and Neos, which contains the influence of the FPÖ or whether this party actually comes to power and thus heralds a new era of European politics.