Kickl before the big step: coalition talks with the ÖVP planned!

Kickl before the big step: coalition talks with the ÖVP planned!

A growing political movement began in Vienna when Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen invited FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl to a crucial meeting at the Hofburg. This step could have far-reaching consequences for the future formation of a government in Austria, as a government formation mandate for Kickl could be discussed. After the unsuccessful attempt to form a coalition between the ÖVP and SPÖ, the general conditions have changed in favor of the FPÖ. Van der Bellen emphasized that the voices within the ÖVP that spoke out against cooperation with the FPÖ had become quieter, indicating a potential rethink, such as the OE24 reported.

The meeting between Van der Bellen and Kickl took place behind closed doors and was accompanied by tension. Kickl appeared together with the Lower Austrian FPÖ club chairman Reinhard Teufel, while Van der Bellen also invited the former Secretary of State for Culture Andrea Mayer, which underlines the importance of the conversation. After the meeting, Kickl remained mysterious and announced that the Federal President would comment later today. “Now it is the Federal President’s turn,” commented Kickl, which indicates the expectations regarding his political ambitions The press executed.

Criticism and protests against possible coalition