There is a political ice age between the ÖVP and the FPÖ, and the result of the state elections in Lower Austria has exacerbated the broken relationship. The PVV excludes cooperation with governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner. For them, the blue party leader in turn played a major role in the outcome of the election. “One thing must be bluntly admitted: FPÖ leader Kickl has managed to turn our state elections into federal ones,” Mikl-Leitner stressed. For the liberal frontman himself, Sunday was a “Day of freedom for the Lower Austrians”. He also saw the result as a “turbo” for the upcoming state elections in Carinthia and Salzburg.
The historical best result of 16 percent for the FPÖ from 1998 was far surpassed, Kickl said in a broadcast. “Today’s joy is enormous and will be transformed into an equally great motivation to work in the service of the people.”
Kickl shoots against ÖVP, SPÖ and Greens
Kickl also saw the impact on federal politics: “ÖVP and SPÖ – today’s two big losers – like the Greens, stand for a policy in which everything else comes first, just not their own people. This will also be deselected throughout Austria “sooner rather than later”.
The Tyrolean FPÖ sees the first step towards Chancellor Kickl
“After our state elections in Tyrol, we are once again liberties on the road to success, and this road to success will continue,” said Tyrolean FPÖ leader Markus Abwerzger. He also assessed the election result as a step “for Austria to become a real home again, and that can only be done with a Chancellor Herbert Kickl”. He also expressly thanked Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. With his “anti-democratic exclusion policy” he turned on the electoral turbo engine for the FPÖ.
Considering the ÖVP’s worst result in Lower Austria since 1945, Mikl-Leitner spoke of a “painful result”. At the same time, she emphasized: “We want to stick to the cooperation model even after election day.” The task is to “regain the confidence that many people currently lack”.
Mikl-Leitner: ‘Prevent blue-red majority’
However, the result was “also not unexpected” as it had been predicted in surveys for weeks. Mikl-Leitner: “In any case, we were barely able to prevent a blue-red majority.” A few weeks ago, that was anything but certain.
In the coming weeks and months, she will try to “fill the trenches and approach and talk to everyone,” explains Mikl-Leitner. She expressed her gratitude to voters and all officials “who, despite the many attacks and underhanded attacks, did not allow themselves to be discouraged”.
Like ÖVP state manager Bernhard Ebner, Mikl-Leitner referred to a “wave of protests that rolled across the country” – caused by global crises and discontent, by the war in Ukraine and its consequences, such as price increases and inflation and dissatisfaction with the federal politics. . ÖVP Secretary General Christian Stocker blamed the crisis vote for his party’s results.
Source: Krone
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