"Krone" commentary

What do the NEOS care about yesterday’s gossip?

At the beginning of January, Beate Meinl-Reisinger let the first candy burst - is all forgiven and forgotten now?(Bild: Krone KREATIV/APA Screenshots/NZZ, Blick, Bild, Zeit)

The Austrian cart is so stuck in the mud produced by all parties - and nobody in the political arena is benefiting from this incredibly embarrassing mess. Will the late candy coalition become the bitter pill coalition after all? A commentary by deputy "Krone" editor-in-chief Rainer Nowak.

Karl Nehammer is not the only one rubbing his eyes in amazement. Exactly seven weeks ago, the NEOS pulled out of the three-party coalition negotiations with great theatricality. On the morning of 3 January, Beate Meinl-Reisinger gave a major, live TV speech about Austria, the world and her party's commitment to its principles. Anyone who wasn't skiing was gripped by the beginning of the end.