Filzmaier analyzes

Before the summer talks: The chances of the little ones

Peter Filzmaier is Professor of Political Science at the University of Continuing Education Krems and the Karl-Franzens-University Graz.(Bild: Krone KREATIV, stock.adobe.com)

The summer talks with the leaders of the parliamentary parties begin tomorrow on ORF. Beate Meinl-Reisinger from the Neos party will kick things off. Because the talks - this time with Martin Thür - take place every Monday in ascending order of the last election results.

1 ) Neos and the Greens are small parties in the National Council. What election result will they achieve? That could be pretty much a matter of sniff and peep. This may sound strange, but it has a real political background. Both Beate Meinl-Reisinger and Werner Kogler want to govern. As their parties strictly reject the FPÖ, one or the other needs a three-party coalition with the ÖVP and SPÖ. No matter who is in front.