After the FPÖ’s victory in Austria, party leader Herbert Kickl once again emphasized his intention to govern. At the same time he fired shots at the other parties.
Vienna – The right-wing populist FPÖ won the parliamentary elections in Austria with 28.8 percent. Now the party around FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl also wants to govern. The problem, however, is that no one wants to work with the FPÖ. Kickl now also emphasized his claim to government before Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.
After the Austrian election: FPÖ leader Kickl emphasizes his claim to government
The FPÖ leader clearly told the Federal President that “we want to lead the coming government, with me as Chancellor,” said the head of the Freedom Party of Austria in Vienna. This was on Friday (October 4th) at Van der Bellen. The president wants to find out who has a chance of forming a stable government before awarding the contract to form a government. So far, no party has shown any willingness to form a coalition with the FPÖ.
The FPÖ won 28.8 percent of the vote in last Sunday’s election, an increase of 12.7 percentage points. The ruling conservative ÖVP was only the second strongest force with 26.3 percent (minus 11.2 points). Their coalition partner, the Greens, got 8.2 percent (minus 5.7). The Social Democrats (SPÖ) remained at 21.1 percent and the liberal Neos increased to 9.1 percent (plus 1).
FPÖ leader Kickl wants to become Chancellor of Austria – and shoots against the “coalition of losers”
“This result is a clear mandate to bring five good years for Austria,” said Kickl. “Our hand is outstretched,” he said again with a view to coalition negotiations. Being a “coalition of losers” is a slap in the face to voters. He accused the other parties of undemocratic power-playing.
Van der Bellen also wanted to speak to the leaders of the second and third largest parties in the next few days. For the ÖVP this is the incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer, the SPÖ leader is Andreas Babler. The coalition negotiations in Austria are likely to prove tough. However, lengthy coalition negotiations are not uncommon. According to the news agency APA It takes around 62 days from the election to the swearing in of a new government. (vk/dpa)
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