"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung":
"Up to two years ago in Austria the experience was that usually the one in early elections is punished, which has broken the fence.Now Sebastian Kurz has done this for the second time in a short time and is the second time clear winner (...) But the task now facing him is even trickier: he must bring about a government majority. (...)
Politically, too, there are major obstacles to any possible coalition, whether it be a revival of turquoise blue, a recourse to the grand coalition, the experiment of a tripartite coalition, if turquoise green is not enough, or a minority government. Kurz now has to prove his political talent, which he has been certified by many sides. "
"Southgerman newspaper":
"The voter migration from the FPÖ to the ÖVP is a clear invitation to Kurz to look where his party traditionally locates itself: in the much-vaunted middle (...) If Sebastian Kurz at one time not only as a young and above-average talented, but even as a great statesman wants to stay in the memory, he should take this opportunity seriously. "
"tagesschau.de"
"Black-green in the Bund is in the Greens continue violently controversial and high-risk, because the potential partners are content light years apart: In climate and environmental, in social, asylum and refugee policy .. The ÖVP would have the Greens so at least climate and Leave the environment and move in the migration policy very much.
But the Conservatives would have the pants on and would benefit from it, because Sebastian Kurz could strip away the annoying blemish that clings to him, namely that he has made the right-wing socially acceptable. Even abroad, this was and is rightly seen.
So maybe there is black and green in Austria. But you should not be under the impression of this combination. As a reminder: mathematically it would be enough for a new edition of black and blue. The majority of voters in Austria voted center-right despite the Ibiza scandal. "
"Munich Mercury"
"Now it all depends on what lessons the great winner Sebastian Kurz draws from the past six months - it is quite possible that with the weakened FPÖ he could quickly reach agreement on another coalition, but how credible would the chancellor be that old alliance with a decided "Enough is enough!" had renounced, if he just continues now as before? "
"Image"
"Short" victory and his election campaign show what he can and what is missing in Germany the CDU, his sister party, at the top: clear topic-setting, rhetorical talent, little mistakes.
Anyone watching the quarrel between Chancellor Angela Merkel and CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer these days must recognize:
Unlike Kurz, there is no sign of departure, no modern conservative politics, no vision for the country. Merkel is only about her heritage, AKK for survival.
On the other hand, the man who will re-run our economically successful neighbor country has shown what is possible with a party that is perfectly tailored to their candidate.
The right-wing populist FPÖ, which would have landed in 2017 without Kurz as an opponent probably in first place, is only 16 percent. In short, the right-wing populists disenchanted. "
"The Standard", Vienna:
"It would be a novelty for Austria, with a focus on climate protection and economic policy - not very unimportant issues in our time." Kurz could again be considered the one who stands for change, and also abroad, his image as a partner of the right strip However, the Greens, with their self-confident base, would not be as docile a partner as the FPÖ.
In the election campaign, the parties did not give each other anything; but now it's about more than a few percentage points. Now it's about Austria. On the one hand, it is up to the SPÖ and Greens to forget the possible wounds of the election campaign and to explore whether cooperation with the ÖVP is possible. And on the other hand it's up to Sebastian Kurz. The next few weeks will show if he is not only a very successful campaigner but also a statesman. "
"The New Zurich Times":
"In short, he will not be able to dictate coalition conditions to his potential partners, he must engage in tenacious negotiations and only offers him undesirable options." The FPÖ would quickly agree on the content, the old government program would provide the basis. Boss also does not tire of emphasizing how satisfied he was with working together, but Kurz also said that he wanted a "proper center-right policy" without the "horrors" of right-wing scandals. (...)
Short association with the SPÖ and the return to the grand coalition blockade policy. From his self-image as a reformer, he would have to say goodbye. Even more complicated would be a coalition with the Greens. They would want to force Kurz to abandon his restrictive migration policy, which he has made his trademark. Nevertheless, this option would be worth a try. "
"De Standaard", Brussels:
"The big question is who will be his partner, his program is closest to that of the FPÖ, yet a continuation of this coalition is not obvious, in short, the Liberal Party wants to free itself from its extreme right-wing extremity (...) emphasizes that it wants to speak with all parties, including the Greens, which have done well with 14%, and the climate is increasingly worrying to Austrians, but ideologically the two parties are far apart, and there is no cooperation for their particular basis With the smaller liberal party Neos, which reached about eight percent, there are more points of contact, but then a third partner would be needed and that could be the Greens. "
