Exploratory talks with SPÖ
Exploratory talks begin: Chancellor makes statement
The ÖVP and SPÖ began exploratory talks for a new federal government on Friday. In a press statement beforehand, ÖVP leader Karl Nehammer once again justified the mandate he had received to form a government - with a side-swipe at FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl.
According to Nehammer himself, he had noticed that the award had caused a stir.
Nehammer wanted Kickl's FPÖ to get the contract first
"Immediately after the election, I myself suggested and demanded that the party with the most votes should be awarded the contract. The Federal President decided otherwise because Herbert Kickl did not find a viable majority in the talks with the ÖVP and SPÖ. This means that Herbert Kickl has failed," emphasized the ÖVP party leader.
Immediately after the election, I myself proposed and demanded that the party with the most votes should be given the task of forming a government. The Federal President decided otherwise.
ÖVP-Chef Karl Nehammer
"The radical forces have taken themselves out of the game"
It was important for the Federal Chancellor to make these things clear before the exploratory talks with the SPÖ. Austria now needs a government with a stable majority to solve the big issues. "The fact is, the radical forces have taken themselves out of the game," says Nehammer. Now he wants to take all Austrians with him, including those who did not vote for the ÖVP on September 29.
Sharp criticism of announced demonstrations on November 9th
Nehammer also condemned the announced demonstrations by right-wing groups who want to protest against the "loser parties" on November 9 under the motto "Get ready". As a reminder, November 9 is the anniversary of the November pogroms against Jews in Nazi Germany in 1938. On that day, the demonstrators now want to walk along the Ringstrasse from Vienna's Heldenplatz.
"What are people getting ready for, and whose will is being done here?" asked Nehammer, alluding to the FPÖ's slogan "Your will be done" during the national election campaign, which apparently referred to the Lord's Prayer ("thy kingdom come, thy will be done").
What are people getting ready for, and whose will is being done here?
Nehammer kritisiert die angekündigten Demos am 9. November
"A slap in the face of the rule of law"
For the ÖVP leader, this demonstration is "a slap in the face" of the rule of law, democracy, freedom of assembly, free society and also for the relatives of the victims of these predictions. He was deeply shocked. He therefore demanded and invited all parties to distance themselves from this demonstration.
ÖVP-SPÖ talks: These politicians will negotiate
After his press statement, the ÖVP and SPÖ exploratory teams met shortly after 11 a.m. in Vienna's Palais Epstein near the parliament for their first meeting. According to SPÖ leader Andreas Babler, it was an "initial exchange of views on the major challenges".
He was accompanied by women's leader Eva Maria Holzleitner, ÖGB President Wolfgang Katzian, Second President of the National Council Doris Bures, Federal Executive Director Sandra Breiteneder and Deputy Club Leader Philip Kucher.
The ÖVP will be represented by Nehammer, General Secretary Christian Stocker, Managing Chairman August Wöginger, Minister of the Chancellery Karoline Edtstadler, President of the Chamber of Commerce Harald Mahrer and State Secretary Claudia Plakolm.
Nehammer also speaks with Meinl-Reisinger and Kogler
Following the meeting with the SPÖ team, Nehammer has individual appointments with NEOS leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger and Green Party spokesperson Werner Kogler. The plan is to include one of the two parties, as Turquoise-Red would only have one mandate overhang in the National Council.
"Conduct negotiations with great seriousness and honesty"
The ÖVP leader wants to conduct the government negotiations with great seriousness and honesty and find solutions. The NEOS have the better cards as the third party in the coalition poker, because after five years together, the ÖVP is no longer on good terms with the Greens.
ÖVP and SPÖ are still worlds apart
If the NEOS are actually chosen, they are likely to be involved in the negotiations sooner rather than later, as the ÖVP is hoping that this will also provide a tailwind for the Turkish-Black concerns - after all, the ÖVP and SPÖ are strikingly different on many points. Programmatic rifts need to be overcome, particularly in the areas of taxation, social issues, education and climate protection. Added to this is a precarious budget situation that does not really offer any "sweets" for their own clientele.
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