Our colleague Malwina Talik was interviewed by Interia.pl on the consequences of Austrian elections for EU, Central Europe and the Russian war in Ukraine. Interia is among the largest online news providers in Poland.
The article by S. Przybył based on the interview with M. Talik is available here (Polish).
In der ungarischsprachigen Version der slowakischen Tageszeitung „Denník N“ wurde ein Interview mit Péter Techet über die Aussichten nach den österreichischen Parlamentswahlen geführt.
Techet meint im Interview, dass die FPÖ zwar die stärkste Partei geworden ist, aber Schwierigkeiten haben könnte, eine Koalition mit der ÖVP zu bilden, falls die ÖVP, wie sie vor den Wahlen immer wieder betonte, Herbert Kickl als Bundeskanzler nicht akzeptieren will.
Mögliche Szenarien sind daher entweder eine ÖVP-SPÖ-Regierung, vielleicht mit den Neos, unter Karl Nehammer, oder eine FPÖ-ÖVP-Regierung, in der die FPÖ nicht Kickl, sondern eine*n andere*n Politiker*in als Kanzler*in vorschlagen oder sogar Nehammer von der ÖVP als Bundeskanzler akzeptieren sollte. Auch eine FPÖ-ÖVP-Regierung würde aber nicht eine vollkommene Orbánisierung Österreichs bedeuten, so Techet, weil die ÖVP – im Gegensatz zur ungarischen Regierung und zur FPÖ – pro-ukrainisch eingestellt ist.
Das Interview (auf Ungarisch) kann hier hinter Paywall gelesen werden.
In der ungarischsprachigen Sendung von Radio România analysierte Péter Techet die Gründe des FPÖ-Wahlerfolges und die Aussichten auf eine neue Koalition in Wien.
Die Sendung kann hier nachgehört werden.
In her analysis „Austria after the elections: The FPÖ has won, but no scenario is set in stone yet“ for the Institute of Central Europe, a Lublin-based think tank, Malwina Talik explained the electoral results in Austria, the motivations of voters from various parties, and specific features of the Austrian electoral system. She also outlined possible coalition scenarios, considering the number of mandates, coalition intentions and party programmes. Finally, she described the potential impact of the FPÖ being in government or in opposition on Austria and Central Europe.
The whole analysis is available here (Polish only).
Sebastian Schäffer, IDM Director, commented for an article by České noviny on the recent Austrian elections, expressing surprise at the FPÖ’s rise despite its role in the Ibiza scandal. He noted that other party leaders are currently opposed to forming a coalition with FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl but questioned how long this stance would hold. Schäffer emphasized that Kickl, as the election’s clear winner, is unlikely to step back from claiming the position of chancellor. He also raised the possibility of leadership changes within the ÖVP to enable a coalition with the FPÖ.
The article (in Czech) is available here.
Sebastian Schäffer, IDM Director, commented for an article by the Czech news channel ČT24 on the recent Austrian elections, expressing surprise at the FPÖ’s rise despite its role in the Ibiza scandal. He noted that other party leaders are currently opposed to forming a coalition with FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl but questioned how long this stance would hold. Schäffer emphasized that Kickl, as the election’s clear winner, is unlikely to step back from claiming the position of chancellor. He also raised the possibility of leadership changes within the ÖVP to enable a coalition with the FPÖ.
The article (in Czech) is available here.
Sebastian Schäffer, IDM Director, commented for an article by the Slovak newspaper Pravda on the recent Austrian elections, expressing surprise at the FPÖ’s rise despite its role in the Ibiza scandal. He noted that other party leaders are currently opposed to forming a coalition with FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl but questioned how long this stance would hold. Schäffer emphasized that Kickl, as the election’s clear winner, is unlikely to step back from claiming the position of chancellor. He also raised the possibility of leadership changes within the ÖVP to enable a coalition with the FPÖ.
The article (in Slovak) is available here.
Sebastian Schäffer, IDM Director, spoke to Kyiv Independent about the victory of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) in the recent parliamentary elections. Schäffer noted that, while far-right parties across Europe differ ideologically, they share a common belief that Kyiv should not receive military support to foster peace, and with this spinning Kremlin narratives. He also highlighted that Austria’s neutrality has become a “myth in itself”, one that the FPÖ leverages while at the same time keeping their long-standing ties to Russia. Only five years after the Ibiza-Scandal, which brought down the last government in which the Freedom Party was party of, the party leader Herbert Kickl won the best result since 1945, bringing conspiracy theories into the mainstream political discourse, posing a threat to democracy in Austria as well as further eroding common values in Europe.
The link to the article is available here.
