Nehammer commissioned
Van der Bellen: Watch the statement here
On Tuesday, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked ÖVP leader Karl Nehammer with forming a government. He also asked him to start negotiations with the SPÖ immediately. Watch the full statement here in the video!
The most important quotes on the government mandate to Karl Nehammer (ÖVP):
"The National Council election is not a race in which the first-placed candidate then automatically governs." - Van der Bellen on Herbert Kickl's claim to be chancellor .
"If you can't clear the 50 percent hurdle on your own, you need a partner to govern. These partners must want each other and trust each other." - The Federal President explains how to form a coalition.
"No one can claim the whole nation for themselves alone. No one." - A sideswipe at the phrases often used by right-wing populists .
"Until now, it has traditionally been the case that the Federal President has given the mandate to form a government to the party with the most votes. But I didn't do that this time because nobody wants to work with the party with the most votes." - Van der Bellen explains why Herbert Kickl was not given the task of forming a government.
"I told him this personally this morning and also asked him to start negotiations with the Austrian Social Democratic Party immediately." - Instead, Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) will start the negotiations. And the Federal President apparently has a preference.
"I trust in a sense of proportion and responsibility." - a final admonition from the head of state .
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