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This article covers the formation of the Faymann cabinet following the 2008 parliamentary election in Austria. ==Background== President Heinz Fischer gave Werner Faymann the mandate to form a government on 8 October 2008. At the same time, Pröll stated he was still seeking talks with all other parties, and both Strache and Haider stated that a right-wing ÖVP–FPÖ–BZÖ coalition would be possible if the ÖVP wanted it. Furthermore, both Pröll and Haider expressed their interest in an ÖVP–BZÖ–Greens coalition,〔()〕 but Glawischnig stated the Greens would under no circumstances be part of a coalition which included the FPÖ or the BZÖ. In the light of the global financial crisis Pröll on 13 October 2008 called for an ÖVP leadership meeting on 14 October 2008 to decide to start coalition negotiations with the SPÖ. Before the leadership meeting, all five parliamentary parties met for a so-called ''Österreich-Gespräch'' ("Austria talk") proposed by the ÖVP, in which they tried to find common ground on possible legislative issues which would require a two-thirds majority; the parties' leaders talked mostly about the global financial crisis and agreed to continue the ''Österreich-Gespräch'' at a later date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=oe1.ORF.at / "Österreich-Gespräch" wird fortgesetzt )〕 The ÖVP leadership meeting voted 22 to 4 in favour of opening coalition negotiations, and the first main meeting was held on 20 October 2008. Immediately afterwards, discussion in the negotiation teams started. The composition of the negotiation teams was announced on 16 October 2008: Reportedly, the SPÖ was seeking to trade the justice ministry for the health ministry, with justice minister Berger returning to the European Parliament and Upper Austrian SPÖ leader Erich Haider becoming health minister. Other rumours included Bures becoming infrastructure minister and trade unionist Wolfgang Katzian becoming social minister. Darabos and Schmied were seen as retaining their offices, with Darabos reportedly waiting for the right time to take over as governor of Burgenland from Niessl. Pröll was seen as certain to take over a more high-profile ministry (finance, interior or foreign affairs) with foreign affairs seen as the most likely. Fekter would most certainly remain interior minister or become justice minister; Hahn was also seen as staying in office, and general-secretary of the ''Österreichischer Wirtschaftsbund'' (Austrian SME Union or Austrian Business Federation, one of the constituent federations of the ÖVP) Karlheinz Kopf was considered likely to take over as economics minister. State secretary Marek was rumoured to be promoted to minister in a "generations ministry" (encompassing youth, family and pensioners' issues), and Josef Stockinger, the Upper Austrian agriculture state councillor, was seen as the most likely candidate to become agriculture minister. The second main meeting was held on 30 October 2008; both parties reiterated that they were trying to finish the coalition negotiations as quickly as possible.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=oe1.ORF.at / Zweite Koalitionsrunde ohne inhaltliches Ergebnis )〕 On 4 November 2008, Pröll agreed to compromise on the SPÖ's demands to have a tax reform as early as 2009 instead of in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=oe1.ORF.at / Pröll macht im Steuerstreit Zugständnisse an SPÖ )〕 On 6 November 2008, the SPÖ and the ÖVP agreed on the time (by March 2009) and volume (€2.7 billions) of the tax reform, clearing the way for another grand coalition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Durchbruch: Der Weg ist frei für die Große Koalition « DiePresse.com )〕 Erich Haider later rejected the possibility of becoming health minister, but the SPÖ was reportedly still interested in swapping the justice ministry to gain the health ministry in the new government.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SPÖ sucht Profi für Gesundheit – Politik – Österreich / oe24.at )〕 After a meeting between Faymann and Pröll on 16 November 2008, the ÖVP claimed there were still a number of open questions left to be resolved before it would decide on whether to enter into another grand coalition; the SPÖ then answered the ten open questions in writing on 17 November 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=oe1.ORF.at / Zehn ÖVP-Fragen an SPÖ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=oe1.ORF.at / Die zehn Fragen der ÖVP im Wortlaut )〕 Pröll's demands were generally seen as a publicity stunt and were assumed to be likely to hurt his standing. According to a report from 19 November 2008, it was seen as certain that Bures would become infrastructure minister, Schmied and Darabos would stay on in their current ministries, ÖGB president Rudolf Hundstorfer would become social and labour minister (taking over the labour agenda from the economics ministry), Schieder would remain state secretary and that either the chairman of the Upper Austrian Regional Health Insurance (''Oberösterreichischen Gebietskrankenkasse'') Alois Stöger or the finance city councillor of Linz Johann Mayr would become health minister. Lower Austrian state councillor Gabriele Heinisch-Hosek was seen as the most likely women's minister, with Styrian MP Elisabeth Grossmann also a possibility. Depending on which ministry Pröll would choose (foreign and European affairs, economy or finance, with the latter seen as the most likely), the ÖVP's ministers could change, but it was assumed that Fekter would continue as interior minister or become justice minister, in which case Lower Austrian state councillor Johanna Mikl-Leitner would likely become interior minister. Hahn would stay on as science minister, either president of the farmer's alliance (''Bauernbund'') Fritz Grillitsch or Upper Austrian agriculture state councillor Josef Stockinger would become agriculture minister and Plassnik would stay on as foreign and European affairs minister. One of the most important negotiators on Pröll's side, Karl-Heinz Kopf, would likely become chief of the parliamentary party, and Reinhold Mitterlehner would most likely become economics minister. The SPÖ's proposal to have two state secretaries (one each from the SPÖ and the ÖVP) for governmental coordination was seen as unresolved, but unlikely to be accepted by the ÖVP.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=oe1.ORF.at / Ministerliste: Einige Fixstarter )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Austrian government formation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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