The criticism does not stop – Sobotka, “King without decency”: the Greens act

Sobotka is greatly damaging the reputation of parliament by his insistence on office and the ÖVP should also wonder what image this presents to the outside world, Neßler told the APA. “If he had had any decency, he would have resigned a long time ago due to the large number of accusations,” emphasized the Tyrolean National Councilor, who is also her party’s spokesperson for youth, family and tourism.

“Acts like a king”
It is clear that a President of the National Council cannot be removed, either through parliamentary means or by the Federal President. “Once elected, he is actually a king of the parliamentary period and unfortunately Sobotka behaves like that,” the MP attacked the parliamentary leader of the ÖVP, the Greens’ main coalition partner. This is all the more worrying because parliament is “the democratic heart” of the republic and the chairman of the National Council is the second highest-ranking man in the state. Should Sobotka run for president of the National Council again after the upcoming elections, the Tyrolean MP said one thing in advance: “I will certainly not vote for him.”

“Forgotten rules of etiquette”
Justice Minister and party friend Alma Zadic has “already taken action” by setting up the investigative committee, and that is a good thing, Neßler said. Overall, she would “much rather talk about the improvements we have made for the people and what we still need to implement in Austria” than about the fact that “some old white men have forgotten their etiquette rules,” the Vorarlberg said. The Sobotka native is once again in the spotlight when she stands again as a candidate in Tyrol in the next National Council elections.

The Green party leadership had clearly distanced itself from Sobotka recently, but remained much more careful in its choice of words. “If we were him, we would have cleared the way because it concerns the reputation and protection of a very important office in this republic,” said Vice Chancellor and federal spokesman Werner Kogler.

The first suspicions are being investigated
The allegations relate to the fact that the recently deceased Pilnacek spoke privately in a bar about the fact that Sobotka had accused him of never rejecting investigations. Last summer’s conversation was secretly recorded and made available to the “Krone”, among others, in recent days. Sobotka has vehemently rejected the charges, and the Vienna public prosecutor’s office is investigating an initial suspicion against him of attempted abuse of office.