This would have led to the relationship between Austria and Hungary (as a 'non-German' area) being reduced to a personal union under the Habsburgs, rather than a united state, an unacceptable arrangement for both the Habsburgs and Austro-German liberals in Austria.
See oleks viinud Austria ja Ungari (kui 'mitte-Saksa' ala) vaheliste suhete kahanemiseni personaaluniooniks Habsburgide all, erinevalt ühendatud riigist, ja see oli nii Habsburgidele kui ka austrosaksa liberaalidele Austrias lubamatu korraldus.