Clash between ÖVP and FPÖ: Negotiations are in danger of failing!

Clash between ÖVP and FPÖ: Negotiations are in danger of failing!

The government negotiations between the People's Party (ÖVP) and the FPÖ have failed. Farmers' Union President DI Georg Strasser sharply criticized FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl for his rigid maximum demands, which made an agreement impossible. He accused Kickl of not being interested in serious negotiations. Strasser emphasized that the ÖVP has always held on to a sovereign, strong and defensive Austria. The FPÖ, on the other hand, put its own interests above the state, which ultimately illustrates Kickl's power frenzy, said Strasser. He also noted that Kickl had only sat at the negotiating table for seven hours in five weeks, which increased doubts about its seriousness.

The FPÖ, for its part, has presented a new offer for the distribution of departments in which it insists on the Interior and Finance Ministries. The ÖVP initially countered with the offer to offer the FPÖ its own asylum and migration ministry. However, this offer was bluntly rejected by the FPÖ. Kickl argued in a Facebook video that the negotiations over ministries were started at the urging of the ÖVP and not, as he would like, through substantive compromises. He explained that the ÖVP could not transfer responsibility for the financial difficulties to others and clarified that an FPÖ state secretary in an ÖVP ministry contradicted the agreement not to allow state secretaries from the other party. ÖVP state governor Markus Wallner also criticized Kickl's negotiating tactics and accused him of being caught in a frenzy of power instead of making viable compromises.

Against this backdrop, the political landscape in Austria is becoming increasingly tense as the disastrous negotiations reveal clear tensions between the two parties. While the ÖVP hopes for constructive cooperation, the FPÖ under Kickl appears to be unwilling to address the basic pillars of a stable government in a deadlocked negotiation process. How The press reports, the failure of these negotiations could have far-reaching consequences for political stability in Austria. Provided further details on the situation Austria Press Agency.