Coalition crisis: FPÖ and ÖVP wrestle for power and important items!

Coalition crisis: FPÖ and ÖVP wrestle for power and important items!

The coalition negotiations between the FPÖ and the ÖVP are facing a decisive phase, and the coming days promise tensions. According to krone.at , protocols from the subgroups show that there are significant differences in content despite the resolved discussions. This applies not only to prominently discussed topics such as Sky Shield and ORF, but also critical demands of the FPÖ to leave international agreements, including the WHO pandemic contract and the NATO partnership for peace. The talks were recorded again on Friday after violent clashes, based on the division of department.

Possible progress could be achieved in the area of Foreign Ministry, since the FPÖ is apparently willing to leave this ministry to the ÖVP, whereby the associated EU competencies could also return. The profile.at reports that negotiations should take place more efficiently. 13 groups work on the future coalition, with controversial areas such as foreign policy being negotiated secretly to ensure that international contacts remain stable even under a possible FPÖ-led government.

delicate topics on the negotiating table

The FPÖ has also indicated that it is aiming for the abolition of the crisis safety law, while there are also efforts to abolish the CO2 prize. If the FPÖ acquires compromises in the questions of security and asylum policy, this could help to bridge the existing differences. The abolition of the tax deduction of church contributions required by the FPÖ and the termination of the property tax exemption for churches could have significant financial effects, according to FPÖ estimates there is a potential of over 200 million euros annually.