Filzmaier analyzes

This is what happens when every party keeps its word

Peter Filzmaier is Professor of Political Science at the University of Continuing Education Krems and the Karl-Franzens-University Graz.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/APA / Eva Manhart, APA/ Helmut Fohringer, SEPA.Media / Martin Juen, )

The days, weeks and months after the National Council elections will be a disaster. Because if each party keeps its (election campaign) word, there will be no government majority.

The former mayor of Vienna, Michael Häupl, described election campaigns in 2005 as a "time of focused unintelligence". No one from any party contradicted him at the time. Has more common sense returned in 2024? Let's try to take stock.