Mölzer's sharp criticism of the ÖVP: Coalition in crisis!

Mölzer's sharp criticism of the ÖVP: Coalition in crisis!

The current political turbulence in Austria is in full swing. Andreas Mölzer, a former EU member of the FPÖ, shot against the ÖVP during an appearance in the ZiB2 and threw the coalition talks between the FPÖ and ÖVP into a critical phase. An ultimatum from Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has made the situation even more tense. Mölzer, a supporter of the Blue-Black coalition, expressed concerns about a power struggle within the ÖVP and questioned whether there was even a reliable negotiating partner. In his opinion, the Interior Ministry is crucial to address the migration problem and other ministries could not be considered for this, as he emphasized in his interview, while at the same time pointing to problems within the ÖVP delegation that are reportedly interested in the talks failing, such as oe24.at reported.

In the midst of these political tensions, Mölzer also caused a stir with his controversial trip to Afghanistan. During his visit he met the Taliban government and was sharply criticized for it, even by his own party leader Herbert Kickl, who described his visit as “incredible stupidity” and was even considering expelling him from the party. Mölzer defended his trip as a journalistic mission and explained that he wanted to better understand the situation in Afghanistan so that he could report on it in his magazine. Despite the harsh criticism, he described the hostility as an overreaction and emphasized that he had not done anything “damaging to the party”. the press reported. Mölzer, who does not fear exclusion from the party, remains unimpressed by Kickl's statements and describes their criticism as inappropriate and derogatory.

The situation highlights the rapidly growing pressure within the FPÖ and the challenges facing the party leadership as it pursues a possible coalition with the ÖVP. He sees Mölzer's assessment of the negotiation chances as rather negative: "From my point of view: 70:30, so little chance." The relationship between the two parties remains tense as the clock ticks and the deadline for an agreement approaches.