
FPÖ Leader: Austria May Return to “Disastrous” Grand Coalition After Talks Fail
President Alexander Van der Bellen is to hold talks with political parties in the coming days to explore options.
President Alexander Van der Bellen is to hold talks with political parties in the coming days to explore options.
The liberal elite wasted three months trying to build a ‘monster coalition’ instead of allowing the democratically elected FPÖ to take the reins.
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.