Start for Red-Green Coalition Negotiations After Burgenland Election

Burgenland's Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) and Green State Spokeswoman Anja Haider-Wallner will meet with their negotiation teams at the Culture and Congress Centre in Eisenstadt at 2 pm. Earlier in the morning, the ÖVP and FPÖ will deal with the fact that the talks about the future state government after the Burgenland election will take place without them.

SPÖ and Greens want to be "counter-model" to the federal government after Burgenland election

Upon arrival, Doskozil spoke of a "right step" that is now being taken. There are no fixed points, it is clear that there needs to be a compromise from both sides: "But it will succeed," said the governor. He can understand criticism from the FPÖ and ÖVP, who did not get a look in during the formation of the government, but stressed: "The government will be judged on the result." Burgenland is supposed to be the "counter-model" to the expected blue-turquoise federal government. They will prove that this works and, if necessary, fight their decisions, Doskozil emphasised.

Haider-Wallner also said she was going into the negotiations with a "positive feeling". In recent days, a "respectful and appreciative" communication has been shown. She is convinced that the two partners will "bring something together for Burgenland" at the end of the talks. Responding to criticism from Blue and Turquoise that Doskozil would continue to govern alone, the Green state spokeswoman retorted: "This is no longer a one-party government, the voter has decided that." While decisions "into the fossil past" were being made at the federal level, Burgenland was making forward-looking politics, Haider-Wallner also said. The distribution of departments - and whether she would take over the environmental agendas - is now the subject of the negotiations. The two party leaders arrived with representatives of their negotiation teams. From the Reds, for example, State Councillor Leonhard Schneemann and President of the State Parliament Robert Hergovich were present, from the Greens Club Director Gerhard Mölk.

After Burgenland election: ÖVP announces repositioning

After missing out on government participation, the ÖVP wants to reposition itself, announced state party leader Christian Sagartz in a written statement. The planned media appointment was cancelled. A reform group is to prepare the structural, content-related, personnel, organisational and financial reorientation of the party, Sagartz said after the state party executive. The results are expected to be available by June 16. The state party leader criticised Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) and his decision for coalition negotiations with the Greens: "Instead of creating a stable and broad basis for our country, Hans Peter Doskozil chooses the path of least resistance," he said. The ÖVP will "vigorously" assume its role in the opposition.

ÖVP after Burgenland election with only one woman in the state parliament

It was decided on Tuesday who will take up the two state list mandates that the ÖVP is entitled to in the state parliament. The Mayor of Ollersdorf, Bernd Strobl, and the Mayor of Edelstal, Gerald Handig, complete the team, which otherwise consists of Sagartz, State Managing Director Patrik Fazekas, Club Chairman Markus Ulram, Eisenstadt's Mayor Thomas Steiner as well as Hans Unger and Carina Laschober-Luif. Sagartz and Strobl are the only two new members in the club. No longer in the state parliament - even after the loss of three mandates - are Julia Schneider-Wagentristl, Johannes Mezgolits, Melanie Eckhardt, Christoph Wolf and Walter Temmel. With eight mandates, only one woman will sit for the ÖVP in the state parliament in the future. Even before the meeting, the head of the Economic Association, Peter Nemeth, had criticised Sagartz. He did not want to answer the question of whether he was firmly in the saddle "from my point of view". Ultimately, the state party leader would have to answer the question himself, Nemeth said, but: "He set goals and the goals were not achieved."

Hofer Becomes FPÖ Parliamentary Group Leader After Burgenland Election

The FPÖ introduced its new state parliament representatives at a press conference and once again responded to the SPÖ's announcement to start government negotiations with the Greens. "Doskozil has always indicated right, but has now turned sharply left," said Johann Tschürtz, former parliamentary group leader and future second state parliament president. Norbert Hofer, who immediately announced numerous parliamentary activities, will take over the function of the group leader. Urgent inquiries or motions, for example, to control the red election promises or even investigative committees would be conceivable. Hofer explained that he had assumed an SPÖ-ÖVP coalition until last week and was then surprised by the announcement. He has also received numerous letters from disappointed SPÖ functionaries: "Forming a far-left government has unsettled and disturbed many. I am already looking forward to the municipal elections (2027, note), how the voters will react. We will immediately start preparing."

After SPÖ Rejection: Hofer Sees Himself as "Bridge Builder"

He rejected Doskozil's accusation that the FPÖ had acted with "untruths or half-truths" during the election campaign. Hofer therefore called on the SPÖ to list any accusations, then they would be subjected to a fact check and statements corrected if necessary. The election campaign was "absolutely factual," emphasized the new parliamentary group leader. He also did not accept that the Freedom Party would divide society, the opposite was the case: "I am known as a bridge builder." State party chairman Alexander Petschnig also criticized that Doskozil's announced new cooperation was merely about making "behaviorally conspicuous politics" towards the federal government. Petschnig remains state party chairman, even though he is now in the National Council and Hofer is now in the state parliament.

FPÖ After Burgenland Election with Nine Representatives

In the blue club with nine mandates, in addition to Hofer and Tschürtz, are now Mario Jaksch, Michelle Whitfield, Michaela Brandlhofer, Christian Ries, Markus Wiesler, Sandro Waldmann and the former club director Thomas Grandits. The Burgenlanders send - for the first time this is possible - farmers' chairman Thomas Karacsony to the Federal Council. Hofer's mandate in the National Council is taken over by Michael Gmeindl. The new club director in Burgenland will be Konrad Belakowitsch. The fraternity member (Silesia Vienna) was already Hofer's press spokesman in parliament. State party chairman Alexander Petschnig did not want to give an assessment of the formation of Blue-Turquoise at the federal level. He finds the proposal for a bank levy good, so that those who write billions in profits contribute.

After Burgenland Election: Changes in Club Premises

A redistribution of the club premises is likely to take place in the state house, as the FPÖ became the second strongest force in the state parliament election. Currently, the Blues are located on the ground floor, but could in the future take over the much larger offices of the ÖVP on the first floor, parallel to the SPÖ. Hofer said on APA request: "We believe that it would make sense and are in a good conversation with the state parliament president (Robert Hergovich, note)."

(APA/Red)

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