Coalition calculations in Straubing: ÖVP and FPÖ in focus

The ÖVP is facing an exciting phase of negotiations after the National Council election - and with a clear advantage! While the political fish market is boiling, it shows that Chancellor Karl Nehammer sees a coalition with the FPÖ quite positively. Why? The intersections in economic policy and migration are enormous! A topic that the voters employed and on which both parties have similar views.

Caution! The FPÖ itself, led by the controversial populist Herbert Kickl, could be a stumbling block. Nobody wants to with such a merciless character as him - every other party prefers to keep up! The fact that Nehammer still takes a collaboration with the FPÖ are sensitive to the matter. In the statements of the experts, it sounds that a coalition with the Social Democrats and the Liberal Neos is rather unlikely. In many eyes, that would be a "coalition of the losers" and the painful experiences with the traffic light in Berlin are warning voices in the background.

negotiating position of the ÖVP in the floating

An agreement with the FPÖ could significantly expand the scope for Nehammer and the ÖVP. This option gives you the feeling of security and a strong negotiating position in the political poker, which would hardly be given elsewhere.

The challenge remains: Can Nehammer unite the willingness expressed with the FPÖ, unite with the reservations of the population and the other parties? In the coming weeks, the political arena will be dominated by the coalition negotiations, and it remains to be hoped that the cards will still mix in favor of the ÖVP.