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Coalition Negotiations in Austria Failed: Political Future Uncertain
Austria is facing a political turning point: after weeks of negotiations, talks between the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) have broken down. The talks thus met the same fate as those between the ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS. With the collapse of the negotiations, the question now arises as to how things will continue politically and whether a new election is inevitable.
FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl informed Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen about the failure of the negotiations and resigned from the government formation mandate. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Michael Lucan / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)
For over a month, the FPÖ and ÖVP tried to form a joint government. However, in the last few days, there have been increasing signs that the differences are irreconcilable. In particular, the distribution of ministries was a central point of contention: both parties claimed the interior and finance portfolios for themselves. The FPÖ also demanded a Ministry of Labor with integration…
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