Austrian Social Democrats want cut with former Blue-Black policy direction

Record ID: 1434757

  • Title: Austrian Social Democrats want cut with former Blue-Black policy direction
  • Date: 2nd October 2019
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (OCTOBER 2, 2019) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF WIENER HOFBURG, OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY AUSTRIAN FLAG AUSTRIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER PAMELA RENDI-WAGNER ARRIVING TO SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT VARIOUS OF RENDI-WAGNER BEING GREETED BY AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT ALEXANDER VAN DER BELLEN VARIOUS OF MEDIA RENDI-WAGNER AND VAN DER BELLEN GOING IN FOR TALKS AUSTRIAN FLAG VARIOUS OF RENDI-WAGNER COMING TO SPEAK TO PRESS (SOUNDBITE) (German) AUSTRIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER, PAMELA RENDI-WAGNER, SAYING: "We also talked briefly about the next steps to be taken in Austria. In the coming days the president will task the majority party, the OVP with forming a government and I assume that the first discussion on this subject will start next week. If we, the Social Democrats, are invited then we will of course keep an open mind and it will not surprise you to hear that I, as the leader of the Social Democrats, and the party will take part in constructive talks." MEDIA VARIOUS OF JOURNALIST TAKING NOTES (SOUNDBITE) (German) AUSTRIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER, PAMELA RENDI-WAGNER, SAYING: "Whatever form the government takes at the end of the talks, however the coalition is formed, it is important for me to say that the future government must move Austria in a forward looking direction. They must work towards the good of our country and above all the course taken by the blue-black (black: OVP, blue: FPO) government in the last 18 months must be halted, the political strategy must be ended and not continued when the government restarts." RENDI-WAGNER SPEAKING MEDIA RENDI-WAGNER LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 16th October 2019 14:33
  • Keywords: Austrian elections Austrian Social Democrats (SPO) Pamela Rendi-Wagner Sebastian Kurz OVP
  • Location: VIENNA, AUSTRIA
  • City: VIENNA, AUSTRIA
  • Country: Austria
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AZEN9ZB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Austria's Social Democrats on Wednesday said they would be open to any invitation for talks conservative People's Party leader Kurz might issue but said policies pursued by the previous coalition must be halted.
    Pamela Rendi-Wagner said talks with the Austrian president had been forward looking and that an order for Kurz to form a government would be coming in the next days.
    Rendi-Wagner said that they were open to constructive talks with Kurz' conservatives but that cooperation from the Social Democrats depended on a change of course for the future coalition.
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