ÖVP in the crisis: Nehammer on the crossroads after failed coalition talks!

ÖVP in the crisis: Nehammer on the crossroads after failed coalition talks!

Austria is faced with political turbulence: After the failed attempt at a triple coalition between the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos, the first two parties have decided to negotiate alone. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen announced that the coalition talks between the ÖVP under Karl Nehammer and the SPÖ under Andreas Babler will be continued. However, both parties have only one voice majority in parliament, which questions a stable government, as "https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/stile-verhaeltis-oevp-landesrat-fuer-koalition-mit-fpoe-im-bund/619395280"> OE24 After the sudden demolition of the negotiations from the NEOS, which described central budget questions as insurmountable, the question remains whether another partner, such as the Greens, can be included in the conversations.

warning of instability and new elections

The political circumstances continue to escalate: Tirol's economic state councilor Mario Gerber from the ÖVP was skeptical about the ongoing coalition negotiations with the SPÖ and advocated a possible coalition with the FPÖ. He found that the current path with just one voice was not sustainable and warned that new elections could threaten if there is no agreement. The FPÖ, which won the last National Council election, is run by its party leader Herbert Kickl and is ready to take over a government formation. Kickl could come back to power according to surveys, the ÖVP-SPÖ coalition should also fail, as also reported by Tagesschau

The constellation in the government is tense: SPÖ boss Babler remains optimistic and signaled, but without clear solutions to the budgetary challenges, it becomes difficult to form a stabilized government. The clear demands of the FPÖ and the status of Karl Nehammer, who spoke out against a coalition with the FPÖ, ensure additional complications. It remains to be seen whether the political actors can agree on a common line before the possibility of new elections becomes reality.