Now LIVE: Government Statement by Schallenberg in the National Council

The occasion for the second government declaration by Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) is that Karl Nehammer has resigned as Federal Chancellor and Schallenberg, as the longest-serving government member, is now leading the cabinet.

National Council: "Current Hour" on the Budget before Schallenberg's Government Declaration

However, he is unlikely to make any major future announcements, as the black-green coalition no longer has a majority and the head of the emerging blue-black government does not want to belong. For Schallenberg, a government declaration is not new territory. When he led the Chancellor's Office for a few weeks between Sebastian Kurz and Nehammer (both ÖVP), he was already similarly challenged.

The session will begin with a "Current Hour", which revolves around the budget at the request of the SPÖ. Otherwise, the sparse agenda only includes the election of members and substitute members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and a request for the "extradition" of the Green Party Secretary General Olga Voglauer.

(APA/Red

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