2023-09-20 22:30:14
Innsbruck (OTS) – And another motion of no confidence. Number 28 in this legislative period alone. Once once more it was clear that there would be no majority for this. But the inflationary approach to control rights is damaging Parliament.
Yesterday, another motion of no confidence was tabled once morest the federal government. This time from the SPÖ. Yes, he did not find a majority in parliament. Naturally. Except perhaps for those elected representatives who voted for or once morest, this will not leave a lasting impression on large parts of the population. And that really has nothing to do with the fact that the federal government works oh so well and the opposition wants to do harm to it. No, it is probably not undeserved that the government is in a pitiful state – documented by numerous opinion polls. It’s regarding something else. Along with the committee of inquiry, a motion of no confidence is one of the strictest parliamentary control rights. And these have long since degenerated into a ritual of outrage. Be careful! By the way, the Greens and the ÖVP act in the same way – wherever they are not in power.
For the record: In this legislative period of the National Council alone, 28 motions of no confidence were introduced yesterday, ten of them once morest the entire government, the rest were distributed among the individual ministers, most notably Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and Finance Minister Magnus Brunner. This is simply called inflationary behavior.
Now you might simply say that the government doesn’t deserve anything different or that the opposition can’t think of anything different in their political behavior. Yes, you might. But unfortunately it is worse. Dealing with the extremely important control rights in this way damages parliamentarism in general. This is worrying because a serious parliament is one of the three pillars of a liberal democracy, along with an independent judiciary and a media landscape critical of power. However, all three of these pillars have long since become fragile. The judiciary and the media are being damaged by those in power, and the opposition parties seem to be in the process, probably more unconsciously, of undermining parliamentarism with their activism.
If you want to prevent a further drift into an authoritarian system and an illiberal democracy, then you need to return to serious politics. This includes tough debates, this includes a culture of debate, and this includes fighting for better arguments. This is the only thing that keeps a democracy alive. However, simply sticking to a policy with meaningless rituals of outrage damages democracy.
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