What is happening in the SPÖ is already at the “House of Cards” level. The party is at the top of all polls, but that is not good enough for the governor of Burgenland. First, in his comeback interview on Sunday in the “Krone”, Hans Peter Doskozil calls for a clearer asylum policy than his party leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner currently offers.
His message: “If the SPÖ does not take up the asylum issue now, it will lose a lot of credibility and confidence”. A few hours later he follows a survey that puts pressure on Rendi-Wagner: the SPÖ Burgenland had Peter Hajek polled nationwide to find out how the core demands of Doskozil’s political program, such as the minimum wage of 1,700 euros, were received .
But that is not everything. The governor of Burgenland also wanted to know from the 800 respondents how the SPÖ would do in a national election with Doskozil as the best candidate.
Doskozil puts the rod in the window for the party leader
The result will not please Rendi-Wagner. With Doskozil at the top of the lot, the Reds would get 32 percent. Five percent more than Rendi-Wagner, which is 27 percent. This gave the SPÖ an eleven percent lead over the FPÖ and Herbert Kickl, who would have reached 21 percent in the survey. The ÖVP to 20 percent. Doskozil stuck the rod in the window of his party leader.
This tactic will fuel the rumors that Hans Peter Doskosil will enter the ring as the SPÖ’s top candidate in the next national elections. Above all, unrest in the party will increase. Are Doskozil’s usual appeasement statements that he feels comfortable in Burgenland and has no ambitions towards the federal government still credible?
Migration as a core theme of Doskozil
Why is Doskozil now commissioning this investigation? Firstly, because he is returning to politics after his fifth larynx operation. Secondly, the migration issue is just as topical as it was in 2015.
The number of asylum seekers has already exceeded the 2015 value. Migration has always been Doskozil’s core theme since he entered politics as Defense Minister in 2015. With this step, the internal party struggle between Doskozil and Rendi-Wagner has reopened.
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
