Kurz investigated, Vienna towards the government crisis. Chancellor does not give up: “False accusations”
His thoughts made it clear even before he entered the Hofburg and meet the president of the republic Alexander Van der Bellen: “The accusations are false, but precisely because they are false they give me the strength to defend myself and to move forward”. The Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is under investigation for aiding and abetting corruption in the investigation on financing with public funds recently favorable polls to him and the party, but the government has no one to leave the leadership Unfortunately for the 35-year-old leader of the Övp, however, the greens his allies took dryly distances, questioning the Chancellor’s “capacity for action”. Translated: Vienna travels to government crisis. President Van der Bellen is confronting everyone partition present in national. The Greens themselves have invited all group leaders a round of consultations. While the three opposition parties – Spö, Neos and Fpö – announced motions of no confidence against the chancellor, which should be voted on Tuesday, when the Parliament will meet for an extraordinary session.
The one between the popular and the ecological party has never been a marriage of love: the positions on some crucial issues such as immigration And the environment, the figure of the young and charismatic chancellor is too bulky. Now everything is in danger of falling after just over a year and a half. Hardly the Greens, as the vice chancellor constituted Werner Kogler, will be able to “pretend nothing has happened and stand straight” after searches in the Chancellery and in the Övp headquarters. Also because Kurz is already under investigation on the charge (considered less serious) of false testimony regarding his deposition on the Ibizagate scandal. Without forgetting the other investigation into some appointments by Casino Austria, which in turn involved the chancellor’s magic circle.
That Kurz tries to keep going in the storm is no big surprise. “It is right for justice to investigate anyone but the presumption of innocence it is a pillar of our democracy, at least until yesterday ”, the chancellor pointed out, making his way through cameras and the photographers before meeting Van der Bellen. “The Övp – he continued – will make every effort to guarantee stability To the country. With the Greens we governed well, during the difficult phase of the pandemic and now launching the important tax reform. If they now feel they want to look for one new majority I’m free to do it“, Kurz cut short in a defiant tone.
For ecologists an option would indeed be that of a maxi dough, or to continue the collaboration with the popular ma without Kurz and its magic circle. However, this is an impossible path to take, because i ministries That I governors ofÖvp they armored their leader. “Much remains to be done than foreseen bycoalition agreement which bears the clear imprint of Kurz – the exponents of the popular party have put pen to paper – Kurz is the democratically legitimated chancellor and expression of the will of the voters, as demonstrated by the last two elections ”.
Another hypothesis circulating in Vienna is that of a government of large intense, perhaps even with the ultra-right Fpö, but this hypothesis also appears achievable and an uncertain future. An absolute novelty for Austria, the country of great political stability with just 14 chancellors from the postwar period to today, it would then be a technical technician of experts. The last road leads instead to early elections which however – except theOevp – nobody seems to want to go. Leaving the Hofburg, Kurz was greeted by a crowd of journalists and a few sporadic shouts and billboards of protesters demanding his resignation. “The Volkspartei is ready for any scenario”, assured the young eraser with his own smile tireless. It’s the Greens now they have in hand the fate of the executive: what decision they will make will likely be discovered by Tuesday.