Later this year, Germany and Austria could have ...

[Tender Branson]

... the same government for the first time since the NSDAP was in charge in both countries.

Austria already has Conservatives-Greens in charge, Germany could get it in November or something.

Kinda funny that Germany and Austria never had the same type of coalition at any given point in time since WW2.

[Tender Branson]

... the same government for the first time since the NSDAP was in charge in both countries.

Austria already has Conservatives-Greens in charge, Germany could get it in November or something.

Kinda funny that Germany and Austria never had the same type of coalition at any given point in time since WW2.

A striking stat, which will no doubt surprise many.

Even if you consider the pre-1986-Haider-less-FPÖ some sort of liberal, not anti-foreigner-driven „FDP“, both countries missed the same coalition at the same time by half a year:

Cabinet Schmidt III (SPD-FDP) lasted until October 1982, while the Sinowatz Cabinet (SPÖ-FPÖ) in Austria was sworn in in May 1983 ...

[Tender Branson]

The closest similarity in terms of governments in both countries probably was in 1970, when Willy Brandt (SPD) formed a coalition with the FDP.

At the same time, Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) won the election in Austria and formed a minority government, tolerated by the kinda-liberal FPÖ (on paper, more so than now at least).

But the FPÖ was not a member of the Liberal International in 1970, only after 1979, so the comparison ends there.

[Tender Branson]

BTW:

If Söder somehow becomes Chancellor candidate instead of Lush@, the political strength between Union/Greens would be more similar to Austria than with Lush@.

Söder would win a Kurz-2019 style victory (according to a new poll), whereas Lush@ would only barely beat the Greens in September ...

[Tender Branson]

... the same government for the first time since the NSDAP was in charge in both countries.

Austria already has Conservatives-Greens in charge, Germany could get it in November or something.

Kinda funny that Germany and Austria never had the same type of coalition at any given point in time since WW2.

That would be interesting indeed. Austria is generally to the right of Germany though.

Yeah, GER is more than twice as urban as AUT.

Urban areas are voting more leftwing.