Coalition crisis in Austria: FPÖ and ÖVP before breaking?

Coalition crisis in Austria: FPÖ and ÖVP before breaking?

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The coalition negotiations between the FPÖ and the ÖVP go into the hot phase. There are further discussions on Monday to clarify the controversial points in the division of department. In the past few days there had been an charged competition for the ministries, which in the meantime even brought negotiations to a standstill. According to a meeting of the party leader, there was a compromise proposal on Friday, which, however, raised both content-related and strategic concerns of the ÖVP, since they consider the award of the Interior and Finance Ministry to the FPÖ as "unbearable", as otonews reported.

escalate differences in content

The tensions rise, while the parties are balanced by the ministries- the FPÖ is calling for the Chancellery, the Ministry of Finance and Interior, as well as control over EU, media and cultural issues. In return, rumors were loud that the ÖVP's FPÖ offered to take over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Basic differences in external and EU politics, asylum issues and even dealing with the European Court of Human Rights seem to remain. A protocol that circulated at the weekend shows numerous red markings that indicate unresolved conflicts, so reported Orf .

In particular about the called theme asylum, there is a lot of discussion. The FPÖ would like to demand a suspension of the asylum law "by the Necessity", which encounters complete resistance of the ÖVP. The new negotiations are not only crucial for the two parties, but also for the stability of the Austrian government as a whole, especially since the clock ticks until the next election. With all the struggles for coalition issues, the tense situation remains; A failure of the negotiations could have far -reaching consequences.