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In Austria, the conservative party, which topped the legislative elections of last September, and the Greens, which achieved a breakthrough by collecting nearly 14% of the votes, enter into exclusive negotiations to form a government.
With our correspondent in Vienna, Isaure Hiace
Austrian conservatives and ecologists have met seven times in recent weeks to prepare for formal negotiations. These meetings went well, according to the two parties. It is therefore no surprise that both sides announced Monday exclusive negotiations, more than a month after the parliamentary elections.
A longer period than in 2017, when Sebastian Kurz, already head of the Conservatives, had announced less than ten days after the elections negotiations with the extreme right. A party with which there was no big program difference, which is not the case today with environmentalists.
Very different visions
Sebastian Kurz acknowledged this Monday, November 11, it will compromise. On some subjects indeed, the ecological taxation and immigration in particular, the visions are very different. During the negotiations, the two groups will therefore try to agree on a joint program, which should take several weeks, or even several months.
If they succeed, it would be a first for Austria, where such an alliance never existed at the federal level. According to polls, the wait is great. A coalition between conservatives and ecologists is the favorite option of the Austrians, who are 42% to wish it.