The head of the right-wing FPÖ, Herbert Kickl, wants to go to the Chancellery in Vienna. But no one wants to work with him. He only has one disparaging remark about a possible coalition between his opponents.
After its election victory in Austria, the right-wing FPÖ has strengthened its claim to form a government. He clearly told Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen “that we want to lead the coming government with me as Chancellor,” said the head of the Austrian Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, in Vienna.
He was with Van der Bellen on Friday. The president wants to find out who has a chance of forming a stable government before awarding the contract to form a government.
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).
So far, no party has shown any willingness to form a coalition with the FPÖ.
“This result is a clear mandate to bring five good years for Austria,” said Kickl. “Our hand is outstretched,” he said again, referring to coalition negotiations. A “coalition of losers” would be 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 Chancellor Karl Nehammer, SPÖ leader is Andreas Babler.
