SPÖ After Vienna Election: Ludwig Aims for Quick Conclusion of Exploratory Talks
The Vienna SPÖ aims to conclude its exploratory talks for forming a new state government this week and start real government negotiations next week. This was announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) after the committee meeting on Monday on the sidelines of a meeting of the federal, state, and municipal governments at the Ministry of Finance. In the coming days, he will hold talks with NEOS, the Greens, and the ÖVP. A coalition with the FPÖ is not an option for the SPÖ.
Exploratory Trio Remains Unchanged, New Government in Vienna Before the Summer
Alongside Ludwig, state party secretary Barbara Novak and the chairman of the Vienna SPÖ, Josef Taucher, will form the exploratory team. It is the same trio as in the explorations five years ago, which ended with a decision for the NEOS. Ludwig reiterated that the government formation should proceed quickly. The goal is to start in-depth government negotiations with one of the three parties next week and to form a new government before the summer. The mayor did not want to commit to a preference. The cooperation with the NEOS has worked well over the past five years, but he has also already co-negotiated a coalition with the ÖVP in 1996 and had a joint one with the Greens that worked very well for ten years. "Every coalition has its justification in its time," said Ludwig.
SPÖ City Councillor Czernohorszky: Thoughtful Action Instead of Hasty Decisions
City Councillor Jürgen Czernohorszky assumed that the government formation would take a few weeks. The fact that there is no immediate commitment to continue the coalition with the NEOS is well-founded for him. Because if there are three parties with which one can enter into a government cooperation, it is clear that one should first look at the substantive agreements.
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