After the failed talks between the ÖVP and right FPÖ, the conservatives are now talking to the Social Democrats about a government. It was not until January that both of them could not agree on a coalition.
In Austria, the conservative ÖVP and the Social Democratic SPÖ have again recorded discussions about a possible coalition. “Talks are going on whether a collaboration and the conclusion for a government agreement are possible or not,” said the ÖVP. The exchange was also confirmed by the SPÖ.
A first attempt for a coalition by ÖVP and SPÖ failed in January. After that, weeks of conversations ran between the FPÖ and the ÖVP's right -wing extremist – which burst last Wednesday. Austria is still four and a half months after the parliamentary election is still without a new government.
Agree next week?
Until when a result of the talks between the ÖVP and SPÖ can be expected is open. However, the media speculated that the new government could stand until the two National Council meetings on Wednesday and Thursday next week (February 26/27). There was no statement on the part of the parties.
The Vienna SPÖ state party chairman and mayor Michael Ludwig spoke in favor of the negotiations as possible, reports the ORF. “It is important that the two parties find each other.” Like many people in Austria, he was happy that there was no Federal Chancellor Herbert Kickl. The FPÖ politician Kickl is considered a representative of the extremely right wing of his party.
ÖVP and SPÖ only have a majority of one voice in parliament. Both the Greens and the Liberal NEOS signaled that they could support such a coalition of two in parliament on certain questions.
EUDeficit threatens
Austria is in a significant economic crisis with increasing unemployment and a large budget -hole. Without an early agreement on a budget characterized by savings destinations, an EU deficit procedure threatens.
Rights become the strongest force
In the parliamentary election in September, the FPÖ had become the strongest force in the Austrian Parliament with 28.85 percent of the vote for the first time. However, none of the other larger parties had initially been ready for a coalition with her.
After the coalition talks between the ÖVP, the SPÖ and the Liberal Neos had failed about a triple alliance, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen had commissioned an ultra-right politician with the formation of government with FPÖ boss Kickl for the first time in early January.
However, Kickl returned the order for government formation on Wednesday after the talks failed. One dispute was the distribution of the departments.
