New accusations and background information about the affair surrounding the EU’s top candidate. She now also spoke out on social media.
Next act in the political drama about Lena Schilling. Now new accusations are emerging. And an ex-MP speaks out and contradicts the party leadership. And – according to information from ‘Krone’ there will probably be a lot of internal unrest within the Greens. Also in the states. They would face a trial.
EU party leader Schilling has been in the spotlight for several days. Numerous (anonymous) people made serious accusations against the 23-year-old via ‘Standaard’. She is said to have made false accusations about third parties on several occasions, sometimes causing them problems that threatened their survival. Including two well-known journalists. It’s about alleged affairs and sexual harassment.
Now Clemens Stammler has moved – also via “Standard”. In response to the press conference in which the Green party leadership, including club leader Sigi Maurer and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler, stood behind their EU candidate and spoke of “anonymous farting”, sexism and an “organized campaign”.
Stammler was forced to resign as an MP last October after strangling a journalist in a Viennese club. He had come to the aid of an activist who – according to her own statement – had been harassed by the drunk stutterer. This activist was – as we now know – Lena Schilling. Stammler criticizes the fact that the Greens have not tried to clarify the harassment allegations, “the root of the entire dispute.”
Schilling’s response: “Sigi is a friend”
Schilling is now said to have accused club boss Maurer of a number of things. Maurer also became aggressive towards her. On Friday, the EU candidate spoke out about the new accusations. She denies the accusation of assault and states without thinking too much about it.
Important Greens do not want to comment openly, but there are concerns about the possible impact of the affair on the upcoming elections. But there is also the assessment that history will have a solidarity effect.
“Always brutally harmful”
Opinion researcher Christoph Haselmayer (IFDD), on the other hand, says: “Internal disputes are always brutally damaging before elections. At this point, the other parties do not need to intervene with the Greens.”
Source: Krone
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