FPÖ enters into talks

“We may even be faster than the federal government”

Stefan Hermann and Mario Kunasek appear before the media.(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz)

The Styrian FPÖ announced its timetable for coalition negotiations at a media event today, Tuesday. "We want to establish a government based on trust as quickly as possible," says party leader Mario Kunasek. To this end, "trusting talks" are now on the agenda - journalists will have to be patient.

"There was a political earthquake in Styria on Sunday," introduces regional managing director Stefan Hermann. The FPÖ accepts the people's mandate "with humility". "Thank you for your patience," Mario Kunasek addresses the media representatives after he was unwilling to provide any information yesterday, Monday. "The election campaign is over, now it's about content, now it's time to get to work," said Kunasek.

The coalition negotiations will now be conducted in line with the results achieved - they will start on Wednesday and the new status is to be announced at the end of this week. The talks will be conducted "on a trusting level", the media will have to be patient.

Negotiating team made up of familiar faces
The negotiating team of three men is also already known: Regional Party Chairman Mario Kunasek, Regional Managing Director Stefan Hermann and Michael Klug as Club Director. Kunasek jokes: "We might even manage to be faster than the federal government." In any case, the trust of the Styrians will be treated with care and efforts will be made to form a government quickly.

The FPÖ does not yet want to announce specific topics or initial measures - first a suitable government partner is to be found. Only Christopher Lang (ÖVP) and Anton Lang (SPÖ) come into question. Then the two functionaries disappear from the stage again: "Thank you for your interest," Kunasek says, choking off further questions from the journalists.