The Green split in Innsbruck last December echoes to the state meeting of the Tyrolean Greens on Saturday: an insider unpacks and warns of a concentration of power in the few. Green boss Gebi Mair said he did not see the amendment to the bylaws as a danger.
Are the Tyrolean Greens now threatened with a split? In any case, there are enough internal tensions. This is evident from the e-mail from a “green insider” to the “Krone”. “It is not only in Innsbruck that the storm is raging. Municipal councilors are giving up their positions, we are losing district spokespersons, the state spokesperson, management and employees due to internal quarrels, disrespect and lust for power who are doing everything they can to stay in power,” it says. .
“The paranoia rises”
“The situation is like a sinking ship. It pains me endlessly to watch the Greens meet their downfall at the city and state level. Fueled by a few civil servants and a handful of employees who pull the strings from the second row. Paranoia increases, information is shared only selectively, dissent is suppressed. Unfortunately, I see little chance of positive change.”
The blame is placed on those who rebel
It describes in detail how the three city councilors in Innsbruck were evicted in December: “Many victim roles, smoke grenades, a show as if a camera were present. The wildest thing for me was Georg Willi’s statement: ‘I don’t want to see them here anymore. I don’t care how.’ It’s all about feelings and money, no insight, no regrets. Blame is sought with the three and archenemy (Municipal Councilor FI Christine, note) Oppitz-Plörer.“
Mayor Willi executes eviction
A question to the spin-off Innsbruck worth it revealed: “Sad, but true,” says GR Marcela Duftner, one of the deputies fighting against the eviction of the BM Georg Willi. The Green “Peace Court” reversed the party’s expulsion, saying the reasoning was inadequate.
Second eviction, now the magistrate’s turn
“We were kicked out for the second time a week ago,” reports GR Duftner. Not officially, though: “We only figured it out from the back of our minds,” says Duftner. “The letter from the state commission only arrived a few days ago. The justification this time: violation of basic values.” Signed by state manager Natascha Chmelar – one of her last, if not last, actions. Because she steps off the stage.
Explosive statute change
It is now explosive that tomorrow, Saturday, at the state meeting, a constitutional amendment will be decided, which apparently makes it easier to be kicked out: “This would actually allow anyone to file a request for exclusion against anyone. The door is open to absolute arbitrariness. If you don’t fit or don’t sprint, you fly,” says the green insider.
Gebi Mair sees changes positively
What does Gebi Mair say about this? “A lot is misunderstood. The amendment to the statutes has two aims: to adapt structures to the work of the opposition and to give more room for substantive discussions. The Council of State is getting bigger.” The magistrate takes on a new, active role – a consequence of the endless Innsbruck drama!
Source: Krone
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