Federal spokesman Werner Kogler announced this in a press conference after his party’s expanded federal executive committee. Social Minister Johannes Rauch, Justice Minister Alma Zadic, Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler, club chairwoman Sigrid Maurer, general secretary Olga Voglauer and deputy party leader Stefan Kaineder are expected to negotiate alongside him.
Kogler emphasized that they would not evade “hopefully sensible” government talks. This is all the more true since achievements such as the reduction in emissions would be at risk without his party. It is necessary to bring business and industry on course for climate change.
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It was Kaineder’s job to justify that the Greens would be a better third partner than the NEOS. While his party is for an eco-social market economy, the Neos stand for a liberal-capitalist economic system. When it comes to soil protection, they are not credible.
In addition, there are forces in the country who want the judiciary to be weakened again, Kogler explained, probably in the direction of Blue-Black. As far as the difficult budget situation is concerned, the Green Party leader emphasized that they wanted to keep finances together. Savings can be made sensibly and sensibly, but can also be harmful and indifferent with the “lawnmower”. Kogler outlined where the Greens would start by saying that it was about climate-damaging subsidies and road projects from the last millennium.
The Greens are determined to prevent a liberal National Council President: “This office must not fall into the hands of right-wing extremists and destroyers of democracy,” said club chairman Sigrid Maurer. The fact that the Second President of the National Council, Doris Bures (SPÖ), would also support an FP candidate is frightening for her. It is not yet clear whether the Greens will nominate their own candidate. Now it’s time to remind the SPÖ of its own promises and ask them to consider whether supporting a liberal for the “extremely important office” is really a good idea.
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Speaking of the SPÖ – the leaders of the Greens see “tactical voting” as one of the reasons for their poor performance. Furthermore, boys are no longer as successful as they used to be. Kogler speculated that the Greens still have some catching up to do when it comes to modern means of communication. In addition, inflation and migration as the main issues are never good for those in government – “and certainly not for the Greens.”
Finally, there is still the “dramatic situation” that climate and nature conservation are difficult to decide on. This is happening not only by right-wing extremists but increasingly also by right-wing populists and conservatives.
In any case, they have not yet completely given up hope of remaining in the government. Justice Minister Alma Zadic (Greens) told the EBV that everything was still open. The Greens are ready and they have government experience. The Viennese party leader Peter Kraus also saw opportunities. These are “very dynamic times”.
