Just one day after their historic election defeats, committee meetings are already taking place with the former Styrian government partners ÖVP and SPÖ. While Christopher Drexler was defiant and aggressive on election night, Anton Lang appears to have resigned.
The ÖVP scheduled a state party board meeting on Monday afternoon with a vote of confidence in party leader Christopher Drexler – an attempt was made on Sunday to close ranks. Drexler’s predecessor as governor of the state, the popular Hermann Schützenhöfer, also created an atmosphere for “Christopher”. It remains to be seen how Drexler’s frontal attack on Vienna (“I feel like the pawn sacrifice of the republic”) will be received internally.
The SPÖ state party board traditionally meets on the Monday after the elections, at 3 p.m. The top red candidate, Deputy Governor Anton Lang, was disappointed on election night. He did not blame others, but took full responsibility. Looking between the lines, it was clear that there would be a change in the party leadership, at least in the medium term. It will be interesting to see if the course is set today
No Blue Monday for the FPÖ
The FPÖ will meet on Monday afternoon from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM to take the relevant decision for the government negotiations. The invitations for the conversations should then be sent on Tuesday. At least one more exploration is planned in the week after the elections, according to party circles.
The KPÖ, which initially had to worry about entering the state parliament on election day, will hold its board meeting on Monday at 5 p.m. The NEOS announced in advance that they wanted to have a day off on both Monday and Tuesday – whether this would remain the case was still open on Sunday evening. The Greens have scheduled a meeting of the committees on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Source: Krone
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