The end for black-blue

Why the ÖVP and SPÖ are afraid of new elections

SPÖ and FPÖ are in very different financial positions ...(Bild: APA/HANS KLAUS TECHT)

The blue-black coalition is history, the candy has failed. So what comes next? An expert government could only have a temporary effect, a minority government is unstable. So new elections? Two parties in particular are afraid of this ...

"Herbert Kickl can see the fear of new elections in the eyes of the blacks", with these words a political observer described the strongest argument for an agreement between the FPÖ and ÖVP despite personal and thematic reluctance. But now the negotiations have collapsed. And the fear is becoming real. As so often, it's all about money ...