“We can’t wait for a new government,” said Helga Krismer, frontwoman of the Green Party of Lower Austria, in a special state parliament before the elections. In addition to demands for climate protection, she shoots herself against Udo Landbauer’s FPÖ.
Nowadays, when a press release is provided with the addition of “hurry up”, journalists prick up their ears, and the bizarre appearance of SPÖ state deputy Franz Schnabl over the past week has not changed that. Green chairwoman Helga Krismer was invited yesterday. “Time is of the essence,” she opened her statement. Before a new state parliament is elected in two weeks, the old parliament must meet again for a special session. And for two reasons. Krismer finally wants to get to work on climate protection, such as enshrining the ban on fracking in the state constitution, expanding wind energy zones “effective immediately” and signing a major order to purchase photovoltaic elements to deploy equip all public buildings in the country with small solar power plants.
Farmers soon vice?
But then came the real hammer: “We are the only party that admits that the PVV and especially Udo Landbauer have no place in the government,” Krismer railed. Proportionality should therefore be abolished before the next legislature. Otherwise, the freedom resides in the state government. “If the FPÖ takes second place, as it currently looks like, Landbauer will even become deputy governor,” the Green Party said. And this is entirely independent of which majorities and coalitions can be found in realpolitik after the elections.
NEOS rejection of the FPÖ
Most recently, the NEOS had already ruled out a coalition with the Blues and chambered the re-election of Johanna Mikl-Leitner. Apart from Lower Austria, there is only proportional government in Upper Austria and Vienna. Burgenland, which – as reported – SPÖ leader Franz Schnabl is now regarded as a great role model, had abolished the system in 2014.
Source: Krone
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