Coalition crisis: FPÖ and ÖVP before a decisive phone call at 11 a.m.!

Coalition crisis: FPÖ and ÖVP before a decisive phone call at 11 a.m.!

Taylor Swift Konzert, Österreich - Aktuell it flows into the coalition negotiations between the FPÖ and the ÖVP. The heart of the conflicts forms the controversial division of the ministries. The FPÖ, led by Herbert Kickl, has made the ÖVP a “last offer” that was apparently linked to a period until 11 a.m. However, this ultimatum is denied by the FPÖ itself to the . A decisive phone call between Kickl and ÖVP chairman Christian Stocker is scheduled for 11 a.m., but a personal meeting is a long time coming. The tension increases - a breakthrough is urgently needed.

The fronts seem hardened: the freedoms continue to demand the Ministry of the Interior and Finance. Kickl comments on social media about the negotiations in a video and emphasizes that the ÖVP was the focus on the departments. He criticizes that there is no compromise on controversial questions as long as the structure is not clarified. In his video statement, Kickl warns: "Anyone who claims something else is trying to lead the Austrian population behind the light", reports 5min.at .

The ÖVP, on the other hand, has presented the FPÖ a new counter offer. This provides that the FPÖ receives its own Ministry of Asylum and Migration. However, the FPÖ rejected that a Ministry of Finance could remain under ÖVP control. A State Secretary for Asylum in the ÖVP-led Interior Ministry is also not accepted. In addition, experts question the legal framework of such adjustments. A majority of the constitution for the desired redistribution of the skills is considered extremely unlikely, which continues the negotiations.