Candy Coalition: – How do you negotiate a new government?

After the elections, ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos will negotiate a possible first three-party coalition. But how does that work? What strategies are used? Experienced experts from different camps spoke about this with Rainer Nowak on krone.tv: Heidi Glück, who is close to the ÖVP, Joe Kalina from the SPÖ camp and Lothar Lockl, who also led the election campaign of Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.

“It is the last chance for a government without the FPÖ. “But there can be no question of a coalition of disputes and reforms are needed,” says Heidi Glück. The Social Democrats have repeatedly taken on their responsibilities and have not always generated enthusiasm. “The Social Democrats also paid the price for this,” says Joe Kalina, once director of the SPÖ. In any case, the will of all three parties to work together is present. However, everyone would have to make compromises. “A common agreement is difficult enough, but so are the external global political issues. “You can learn something from the current government here,” Lothar Lockl is convinced. There simply should be no hackles and constant quarrels. “My recommendation is to focus on the most important points, but not to negotiate every detail. Ministerial responsibility comes later anyway.”

Everyone agreed that personal closeness was particularly important. Glück says that ideally people like and trust each other. It’s about a team that also lives this team spirit. “Because in the past, many things have fallen apart due to personal disputes. The central question is: Where should Austria go and what should it be like in five years’ time? To do this you have to define the big things.”

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