Die letzten Jahre der zweiten Republik

The End of a Political Era

In the National Council elections in Austria, the ÖVP and SPÖ are expected to no longer hold a majority. Georg Renner analyzes how scandals and crises have profoundly changed the country and its democracy.

With the parties of the once-great coalition, the essence of Austrian consensus democracy has also become fragile: mutual distrust and populism dominate the political landscape. How did it come to this? Journalist Georg Renner seeks answers and paints a picture of a nation in transition. From the migration debate to the Türkis-Blau era, the Covid pandemic, and the inflation crisis: the book analyzes and explains why the party landscape today appears more irreconcilable and polarized than ever before.