Presidential candidate Tassilo Wallentin launches a new book just in time for the Hofburg election campaign. It’s called “Here and Now – How We Can Save Our Country” and it covers topics such as asylum, inflation and neutrality.
Tassilo Wallentin admitted at a press conference in Vienna that he already knew he was not a candidate for the National Council, but he wanted to become an “active federal president” and get involved. After all, the office has “enormous communication power,” the lawyer said Friday. The new book is intended as a sort of summary of his campaign issues. These include asylum, inflation and Austria’s neutrality.
Hard course at asylum
As for asylum, Wallentin demanded at the press conference that the borders be closed. Applications from people from safe third countries should not even be accepted, instead of money there should be more benefits in kind for refugees. In addition, criminal law must be tightened, although he does not assume that every asylum seeker is a criminal, according to Wallentin. The Hofburg candidate reported on studies in Africa, which showed that the majority of refugees wanted to go to Europe or the US. “I even have African friends”, but one country cannot absorb everything.
According to the author, his work offers analyzes but also solutions. An example: in the war in Ukraine, Austria has to mediate neutrally between the two sides. The sanctions against Russia, on the other hand, should be ended, because they would not stop the war, but cause “deep damage” to Austria. You can also work independently if needed.
Another demand from Wallentin is to stop the “money printing machine” of the European Central Bank. That would help bring high inflation back down.
Elections will be held on October 9. In addition to Wallentin, incumbent Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, FPÖ candidate Walter Rosenkranz, MFG boss Michael Brunner, blogger Gerald Grosz, shoe manufacturer Heinrich Staudinger and beer party boss Dominik Wlazny. According to an August poll, Wallentin could get about six percent of the vote, putting him behind Van der Bellen and Rosenkranz, on a par with Grosz.
Source: Krone
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