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Nehammer versus Babler: Will they catch up with Kickl?
The TV duels on ORF entered the next round on Thursday evening. Starting at 8.15 pm, SPÖ leader Andreas Babler and Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer from the ÖVP went head-to-head, followed by NEOS leader Beate Meinl-Reisinger and Green Party leader Werner Kogler. You can read about the highly emotional debates in the krone.at live ticker.
Can the gap to the FPÖ still be closed by election day? Current polls show how close it is at the top. Hardly anyone can afford to make mistakes. Nehammer and Babler are worlds apart politically, but both still think they have a chance of becoming chancellor. Both have ruled out a coalition with Herbert Kickl.
The battle over the wealth tax
The duel became particularly heated when it came to the issue of wealth tax. While Babler had already put this on the agenda several times, the incumbent chancellor categorically rejected it. Nehammer even accused the SPÖ leader of "political propaganda", while Babler saw the ÖVP leader as "aloof".
Who is the better junior partner?
The duel between Meinl-Reisinger and Kogler could also point the way to the future: NEOS and the Greens are speculating on fourth place and may have legitimate hopes of playing a role in any future government formation.
Both the NEOS leader and the Vice-Chancellor were therefore keen to showcase their achievements as junior partners - the Greens in the federal government with the ÖVP, the NEOS in Vienna with the SPÖ. There were few differences, but rather mutual criticism of the senior partners.
Speaking of "big players": the ÖVP has recently been able to gradually close the gap to the FPÖ. Current polls put Nehammer's People's Party at between 23 and 25 percent. Closely followed by Babler and the SPÖ.
With the krone.at live ticker you can follow the debate in real time:
An overview of the previous TV debates:
The "Krone" election guide for undecided voters
Climate crisis, migration, inflation, digitalization and many more topics. The National Council elections on September 29 will set the political course for the next five years. To ensure that you make the right decision for you in the polling booth, it is important to be well prepared.
With the "Krone Election Guide" you can easily answer 32 theses and compare your personal opinion with the positions of the candidate parties!
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