Criticism of the President – “Dangerous” rejection of Kickl

On the day of his inauguration, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen faced a lot of criticism from various quarters. His statements, according to which he would not automatically order FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl to form a government if elected, primarily use Kickl himself and are questionable.

“What if the FPÖ gets an absolute majority?”
In an interview with the “Krone”, constitutional lawyer Peter Bussjäger describes them as “thepolitically dangerous“. „Which well not realistic, but who cares he like the FPÖ gets an absolute majority?” asks Bussjäger. Van der Bellen’s announcements would havesecure conclusions”.

It is legitimate if the Federal President has the power to reject certain people. “If this klug und reasonable is, state but on someone elserun leafBussjaeger said. “I am Ernstfall will also the Federal President die realities the paramentarian democracy to the knowledge take should.”

“Mainly committed to the Constitution”
As for the Van statement of Bells involved is a doctor the oath of office not only depends on the constitution, but also belongs to him Committed to conscience, Bußjäger says: “The Federal President is first and foremost committed to the constitution.” And he be stopped, its strength and the range it hasin the public interest and use in the interests of the state as a whole.

purely legal es right that the Federal President can entrust the formation of a government to anyone. But since this government needs a majority in parliament for realpolitik, it is common for the candidate of the party with the most votes to get this job.

The Federal President can have a say – in theory…
the Federal President can in theory in forming a governmenthave a say. He has a free hand in nominating the chancellor and can reject individual ministers if he deems them unsuitable. In addition, he can remove the entire government (but not individual ministers) without further justification. However, de facto the president cannot act against the will of the parliamentary majority in forming a government, as the National Council can overthrow any government by a simple majority.

How limited the president is when it comes to forming a government is shown by the cabinet formation Come I: During the Federal President Thomas Clothing style Viktor Klima, the favored Social Democrat, held “exploratory talks”, negotiated the ÖVP with the FPÖ after the 1999 elections and presented Clothing style finally for a fait accompli. In February 2000 he had to take the oath against his will with the black-blue coalition. Clothing style it only remained to remove two Liberals from the list of ministers.

FPÖ locates “exclusion map”
Worries on social media vto the comments of the Barking a few days before the state elections in Lower Austria for heated debates. A lot ofe Political observers were critical, because in the end only the FPÖ believed in Van of Bells advantages. He sees that too Politicians Thomas Hofer So. Van’s opinion the barks are contents gut justifiedbut the FPÖ will know how to do it for themselves and attempt, so voters mobilize. The FPÖ plays the “exclusion card”.so Hofer.