Prime Minister Karl Nehammer has announced that he will resign “within the next few days” after coalition talks failed. Previously, he was unable to reach agreement with the Social Democrats on key issues. The coalition aimed to thwart far-right governments.
The Austrian Chancellor announced his decision on social media.
“Following the breakdown of coalition talks, I will do the following: I will resign as Prime Minister and National Party Chairman within the next few days, allowing for a peaceful transfer of power,” Karl Nehammer said in the recording.
The conservative Austrian People’s Party attempted to form a centrist government consisting of three factions. She wanted an agreement with the Austrian Social Democratic Party, the liberal New Austria Party, and the Freedom Forum.
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Nehammer announced on Saturday that “agreement with the Social Democrats on important issues is impossible.” The day before, the Liberal Party withdrew from the talks.
An attempt to stop the right wing. Failure of coalition talks
The coalition agreement was aimed at preventing the far-right Austrian Freedom Party from coming to power, which won September’s general election with 28.8% of the vote. vote. However, no other parties wanted to form a coalition.
The People’s Party won 26.3%. Number of votes: Social Democratic Party 21.1%, NEOS 9.2%. Nehamel stressed that he was not ready to enter into coalition talks with Herbert Kickel’s Austrian Freedom Party. “I am deeply convinced that radicals do not offer solutions to any problems,” he said.
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Opponents accuse right-wing groups of extremism, ties to Russia, creating social divisions and a desire to limit the role of women in public life.
On Friday, President Alexander van der Bellen called on the People’s Party and the Social Democratic Party to form a government “immediately”. As the German government agency dpa points out, opinion polls suggest that Austria’s Freedom Party would have a more decisive victory if the elections could be held early.
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