The Republic of Austria goes to a new negotiation round. Federal President Alexander van der Bellen is planning to explore further opportunities after the failed coalition interviews between the FPö and ÖVP to get a government.
That is why he will have “politicians and politicians” – probably the party leader – in the coming days, what a future government should look like in the future, he said on Wednesday evening in his statement in the Hofburg. He showed no preferences.
Van der Bellen mentioned four options that are now possible after failure of the second coalition interviews:
- A new election of the National Council …
- A minority government under the tolerance of parliament …
- An expert government for a certain time …
- Or possibly a coalition of different parties.
In his barely ten speech in the presidential office, according to which no journalists were admitted, Van der Bellen made a plea for finding compromises. These were discredited, the political landscape not only polarized in Austria.
The federal president has regretted this because the liberal democracy lives: “The compromise in Austria is a treasure, a cultural possession that we have always driven well.” “A negotiation process is not a match in which only winners and losers are,” he told the party representatives.
Blue-Black finally burst
“How this government is compiled does not play a role for me,” emphasized the federal president. Earlier, FPö chairman Herbert Kickl had given up the government mandate that he had received from Van der Bellen. The blue-black coalition negotiations were also cracking.
This was preceded by a final personal meeting with VP chairman Christian Stocker. Kickl blamed the ÖVP for failure, because it was housed on many points. The People’s Party saw a “power surge” through the FPö boss.
Source: Krone
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