Three parties, one goal: Austria's new government starts!

Three parties, one goal: Austria's new government starts!

After a record -breaking wait of five months, Austria now has a new government. Christian Stocker from the conservative ÖVP is the new Chancellor and leads a previously untried three-party coalition, which consists of his own party, the SPÖ and the NEOS. In the engagement, Stocker emphasized the great responsibility associated with his tasks. "I strive to be a chancellor for everyone," he added, while he was preparing for the challenges such as increasing unemployment and a tense budget, such as AP News reported.

The way to this coalition was tumultly. After a collapse of the first coalition talks in January, when the then Chancellor Karl Nehammer resigned, the three middle parties tried again and finally found a compromise. According to Beate Meinl-Reisinger, it was important to take into account the requirements of overwhelming the education system and society. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner will implement a strict asylum policy that has already been set in the coalition agreement, reported vienna.at . "There is a clause: if Austria is overloaded, this option is available," says Karner.

The new government has set itself ambitious goals, including avoiding deficit proceedings. Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer from the SPÖ, whose appointment caused discussion in the past, is active in this context. Stocker and its coalition partners are optimistic about the government's ability to work and emphasize the need to work together during the entire legislative period. "We have a common program. This is neither a 100 % SPÖ program, nor a 100 % ÖVP program, nor a 100 % neos program," explained Babler and was confident that the government, despite past conflicts, could be successful.