Several motions for early elections to the National Council were tabled during the special session in parliament on Wednesday. But like the opposition’s anti-corruption motions, they were rejected by the ruling parties. The specter of new elections has been dispelled for now, but pressure on the turquoise-green coalition will continue in the face of corruption allegations against the ÖVP.
The SPÖ comprehensively justified its urgent request, which included demands for comprehensive anti-corruption measures, and sharply attacked Chancellor Karl Nehammer and his ÖVP. However, in the vote, the motion only found the votes of the SPÖ and NEOS.
Another motion – tabled by SPÖ leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner – aimed at ending the term of office early, was assigned to the constitutional commission at the end of the session. The deputy NEOS club president Nikolaus Scherak had also submitted such an application.
The FPÖ, on the other hand, wanted to set a deadline with a motion so that its request for new elections in July would be immediately discussed in the constitutional committee. There was also no majority for this request.
FPÖ left alone with the vote of no confidence
Some observers were surprised that the PVV stood alone with its vote of no confidence in the entire federal government. FPÖ MP Susanne Fürst justified the mistrust not only with the allegations of corruption and the “failure in the fight against record inflation”, but above all with the “excessive wave of migration and crime” – a sensitive area for SPÖ and NEOS. I don’t want to be here, just drag along.
The SPÖ communicator and former editor-in-chief of “Zackzack”, Thomas Walach, wrote on Twitter about “demands that violate international law” that could not be agreed to. The FPÖ has called for a ban on asylum applications in Austria or the legalization of pushbacks. The SPÖ said it cannot “approve any application calling for breaking the law”.
Source: Krone
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