ÖVP is angry about SPÖ. For experts, the episode “Grüß Gott” shows the tense relationship between the former major parties.
Tell me how you greet and I’ll tell you what you are. Who greets God is ÖVP, who wishes hello, SPÖ. Until now, so rooted in old Austrian camp thinking. “Grüß Gott”, said ÖVP-NÖ politician Bernhard Ebner before his testimony in committee. “‘Good day’ means that in Vienna”, SPÖ politician Jan Krainer is said to have repeated. The ÖVP was outraged.
However, only three days after the episode, which according to Krainer also did not happen. Nevertheless, it was a small intelligent war of words. “But it does show how big the differences are,” says political adviser Thomas Hofer. It is significant that parties can allow themselves to get carried away by such pettiness. “People get the impression: don’t you have any further concerns?”
“Proell and Häupl would have ended it with humor”
It is a manifestation of mutual injuries over the years. Hofer: “Erwin Proell and Michael Häupl would have closed the debate with a few light-hearted jokes with humor.”
Andreas Khol is someone who firmly stands for the Christian-social note in the ÖVP. The Tyrolean ex-chairman of the National Council believes that anything civil, the “Grüß Gott”, cannot be banned. On the one hand, he refers to ex-president Heinz Fischer. When he was still an SPÖ politician, he used to say ‘bye’ or ‘meal’ in parliament.
On the other hand, Khol, Viennese SPÖ mayor Michael Ludwig, tries: “He greeted the viewers in the ‘press hour’ with ‘Grüß Gott’ and ‘Guten Morgen’. He also did something to Mr. Krainer with that.” The latter finally says, “I welcome every kind greeting.”
Source: Krone
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