More than five months after the elections, he took over the post of Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker, whose people (ÖVP) created a coalition with the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and Liberals by NEOS. This is reported by TASR, according to APA and AP reports.
The new coalition is the first ever in Austria to be formed by up to three political parties. Its main tasks will include support for the economy, reducing a large budget deficit and a stricter approach to migration.
There are 14 ministers in the cabinet. PrEdseda SPÖ Andreas Babler became vice-championer and NEOS boss NOS Beate Meinlová-Reisinger Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister of Interior Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) and Defense Minister Klaudia Tannerová (ÖVP), who also held them in the previous government of the people with the green.
The three parties agreed on the government to form a second attempt after the pressure of the President last Thursday. The first negotiations failed in early January after the departure of the NEOS. She criticized the lack of willingness of the partners for reforms. He now claims that she has put many important points into the government program.
Van der Bellen subsequently commissioned the formation of the Government of the Free Party of Austria (FPÖ), which won the parliamentary elections from 29 September 2024. FPÖ started coalition negotiations with ÖVP, but they also ended on February 12.
Shortly thereafter, the people began negotiating with the social democrats, and later invited Neos. According to DPA, one of the important motives of their cooperation was to prevent FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl to become an office. Another was the fact that without liberals, ÖVP and SPÖ would have a parliamentary majority of a single voice.
In a government program entitled “We will now do what is needed. For Austria” it is emphasized that the coalition agreement is based on “consensus and pragmatism”. In the field of foreign policy and the European Union, three parties committed to maintain continuity. It is precisely because of the differences in this area that the ÖVP attempt failed to form a government with FPÖ, which is extremely skeptical towards the EU and considered to be inclined to Russia, DPA wrote.
In the asylum area, the three -coalition is preparing tightening measures. It plans at least temporarily stopping the merging of families and the introduction of a ban on wearing headgear for minors. He wants to continue the modernization of the army and participation in the defense initiative of Sky Shield.
The creation of a new government in Austria took 155 days, the most in modern history. After 1945 it took an average of 65 days on average.
