The week of truth

Why the “candy shock” threatens in negotiations

Nehammer, Meinl-Reisinger and Babler will soon have to become active again themselves.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/ROLAND SCHLAGER/APA /picturedesk.com, ALEX HALADA/AFP/picturedesk.com, GEORG HOCHMUTH/APA/picturedesk.com)

Nerves are frayed: last week, the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS took a number of swipes at each other. At the weekend, Chancellor Karl Nehammer even put a rod in the Reds' window. Now the week of truth has arrived. The "Krone" knows what will be decided where and when. 

Officially, the Zuckerl coalition will only announce on December 12 whether, and if so, how it will continue. However, it is clear within the parties that the week of truth began on Monday. Negotiations will take place every day and three groups in particular will decide on the continuation of the venture - whether the negotiations will collapse or even fire up the turbo.