After the second failure of the coalition negotiations, Austria could get a red-black coalition. Records from the end of 2024 show where the two parties together with the Neos already agree and where not.
For example, Green marked a mandatory second kindergarten year, the expansion of all schools and public transport, as well as a reform of educational leave and social assistance. Moreover, the “sugar” agreed that there should be more single chats for prisoners to relieve prisoners and that the disaster fund should be increased. It was initially still unclear what amount it was.
The parties also agreed what the role of Austria in Europe should look like. For example, increased international cooperation and partnerships, as the Ö1 ‘Morgenjournal’ was reported on Saturday morning.
These are the stumbling blocks
ÖVP and Spö lead at the weekend, apart from the public, again a collaboration between the government. But there are also some stumbling blocks. According to the data, this includes reducing non -wage costs, a merger of social security institutions and the adjustment of unemployment benefits and emergency aid to inflation. Alternatively, these funds can also decrease during unemployment.
There was also a debate about a national ban on smoking on playgrounds, a free climate for everyone up to 18 years old, affordable living and legalization of cannabis.
The plans of a blue-black coalition caused a removal of the free climatic ditch for 18-year-olds, savings in climate financing and the complete abolition of educational leave.
New elections for ÖVP probably not an option
From the perspective of the ÖVP, accommodation is probably inevitable, because the current research results speak for the party against new elections. According to Spectra, the ÖVP would be 19 percent behind FPö (35 percent) and Spö (22 percent). The Neos would therefore come to ten percent, the greens at nine. The Linz Opinion Research Institute interviewed 1001 people online mid -February, the fluctuation width is 3.1 percentage points.
Source: Krone
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