In Bavaria, where the tradition of the political Ash Wednesday comes from, heartfelt statements were made, in Ried an offensive FPÖ boss Kickl raged against the government and the federal president (see video). ÖVP chairman Nehammer emphasized the common ground in Klagenfurt, in Styria SPÖ politician Max Lercher dished out against the other parties.
A Bavarian tradition has long held its southern neighbor in its grip. On Wednesday, Bavarian CSU boss Markus Söder (guests included ÖVP Youth State Secretary Claudia Plakolm) said he did not want to leave his country to the left. And there was also a lot going on in Austria.
Blue tirades in Ried’s gymnasium
True to tradition, The Blues, with Herbert Kickl as main speaker, presented themselves in the Jahnturnhalle in Ried. “The pandemic goes, the FPÖ stays,” said Kickl, and “it smells like beer and herring feast here, not disinfectants”. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen was also not spared. This is “a senile mummy in the Hofburg” that the FPÖ will not stop. On the contrary, the announcement of a speech by Chancellor Nehammer on the state of the nation is the scourge of the nation.
The addressee spoke on Ash Wednesday in Carinthia. Also to support his ÖVP party friends in the election campaign. Nehammer delivered a programmatic, statesmanlike speech at the Klagenfurt Exhibition Center. Talked a lot about what we had in common during the crises. “We must find solutions, not despair.” There were few friendly messages for the “climate sticker”. The “last generation” should learn history better. “My grandfathers would have had reason to believe they were the last generation. But they managed to rebuild.”
Red meeting in Judenburg
The Reds arrived in Judenburg in Upper Styria. This time, eloquent MP Max Lercher lashed out as a local hero against all parties in the National Council, especially the ÖVP: “I think corruption came first and from there the ÖVP was founded.” honour, AK President Renate Anderl and ÖVP Schreck Jan Krainer railed against the government and called for rigorous measures against poverty.
Messages and choice of words varied by location. One thing was cross-party: herring feast and beer.
Source: Krone
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