But shortly before the start, the committee chairman, National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (VP), announced that he could not convene the necessary rules of procedure meeting. Because the “circulation discussed yesterday for the announced meeting date was not signed by all parliamentary groups,” Sobotka said by email. Addendum: “I consider this procedure to be extremely regrettable” because, in accordance with parliamentary practice, he “sees himself unable to convene a meeting”. Sobotka does not mention that the ÖVP is responsible for the missing signature. The circulars were not signed “since they do not correspond to yesterday’s course of talks,” said the VP Group in a statement. This would mean that the already small chance of a second witness questioning by ex-Öbag boss Thomas Schmid and ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz would be gone for good.
Contrary to the usage of the VP, the evidence requirements were even sent in advance, SP parliamentary group leader Jan Krainer accused the representatives of the Chancellor’s party of a willful blockade. David Sögmüller from the Green Group spoke of a “farce”. He accused the SPÖ of delaying the last charges and he ÖVP of the “total blockade”. According to reports, a special president is to be convened by the opposition in the afternoon to change Sobotka’s mind and give him the opportunity to convene another business meeting.
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