The new government must be able to function

Večer newspaper writes that the new Austrian governing coalition must prove efficient: "Social Democrat Werner Faymann (SPÖ) has had to put together a government quickly in these times of economic crisis; the future chancellor did not want to wait until Christmas. ... It has aroused much attention that Ursula Plassnik will not be foreign minister. ... Let's not forget, the former coalition ran aground on differing views over European policy. ... If the recession does not play havoc on all the promises of the coalition, it could be crowned with success. Although the opposition has stated that the coalition agreement is empty and lacks vision - right-wing populist Heinz-Christian Strache has called it a dire state of affairs - the governing parties nevertheless know that the fun is over. If they are once more unable to govern successfully in these difficult times, it will then be the right-wing populists' turn to govern."

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