Political chaos in Austria: Who is to blame for the coalition scandal?

Political chaos in Austria: Who is to blame for the coalition scandal?

In Austria, the political situation has achieved a critical point after negotiations on a possible government coalition between the ÖVP and the SPÖ have finally failed. The dispute between the two parties escalates: SPÖ boss Andreas Babler blames the Neos and the ÖVP, while the ÖVP criticizes vehemently and his inflexible attitude under its club chairman August Wöginger. The negotiations were canceled only one day after the withdrawal of the NEOS from the talks on Friday, which led to the return of the government formation order by Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer to Federal President Alexander van der Bellen. Then Herbert Kickl was commissioned by the FPÖ to form with the formation of the government, which triggered concern in the SPÖ, since it considers the possibility of a FPÖ-led government to be questionable, as kosmo.at

blame and entanglements

The mutual allegations between the parties do not end. Wöginger assumes Babler to have made the dialogue with the ÖVP and NEOS impossible through his rigid left -wing course. "Babler has cleared the way for Kickl," criticized Wöginger, adding that constructive approaches within the SPÖ had lost old -fashioned ideas against Babler. SPÖ and NEOS in turn accuse the ÖVP and the Neos to put tactical games on responsibility while they cannot agree on a mutual solution. This tension is not only politically explosive, but could also have far -reaching consequences for the stability of the government, since the allegations increase mutual blockages in the political landscape, according to Oe24.at .

Currently the political future of Austria is uncertain and the balance of power is on the brink, whereby all actors involved have caught up in a desperate power game. The political standstill could significantly strengthen the influence of the FPÖ in the next government council and the reaction of the voters to the escalation of the conflict remains.