Austrian Chancellor Continues To Snub Right-Wing FPÖ, Despite Criticism From Within His Own Ranks
To please its coalition partners, the ÖVP would be forced to shift policy to the left, contrary to the express will of voters.
To please its coalition partners, the ÖVP would be forced to shift policy to the left, contrary to the express will of voters.
The right-wing FPÖ called the decision a “slap in the face” for voters.
While doubling its support in weekend state election, the party is still being denied the chance to form a national government.
Voters of the centre-right ÖVP do not want a return to the grand coalition with the left, poll reveals.
Austria re-elected Alexander van der Bellen as president. With 56% of the votes, the 78-year-old managed to gain an absolute majority in the first ballot.
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