Tactics for positions

An explosive turnaround? Why the Zuckerl coalition is shaky

Karl Nehammer and Andreas Babler will meet again on Monday for exploratory talks.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Reuters/Lisa Leutner)

On Monday, the ÖVP and SPÖ want to decide on the "involvement of other parties". It is anything but certain that both parties will agree on the NEOS as a third partner. What solutions there are, which ministry is already being "negotiated" with and which political grandees in the ÖVP are to negotiate with the ÖVP in the background.

There are not even any concrete negotiations about the "Zuckerl" coalition of ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS, but it already seems to be wobbling. One reason for this is that the next round of exploratory talks, scheduled for Monday, will determine the next steps and also discuss the involvement of other parties. And as reported several times, the ÖVP and SPÖ have different ideas when it comes to finding partners.