In the green background – Former ‘girlfriend’ attacks Lena Schilling

The latest report on the case was quickly picked up by the usual suspects and widely circulated. In it, Bohrn complains to Mena about “backstabbing and attacks” that have apparently been bothering her for a week. Furthermore, Schilling “never once asked her if I was doing well in my marriage.” And then: “Instead, Lena told several people (…) that I was beaten up by Sebastian (her husband, note), injured and even had a miscarriage because of it.”

Legal dispute as background
As a reminder, the background to these statements is a civil lawsuit filed against Schilling by the controversial activist couple Bohrn Mena. She had previously signed a cease-and-desist agreement to resolve the issue. But according to information from the “Krone”, the Bohrn Menas sent the comparison to selected media and thus caused a huge avalanche…

Jealousy of an ‘outsider’
According to insiders, this drama is probably due to internal problems. The Greens had failed to appoint a top candidate from their own ranks. When it came to Lena Schilling, who is not a die-hard Greens but rather an activist of the Fridays for Future movement, some in the grassroots became jealous and started dismantling their own candidate with rumors. A green masterpiece that will cost many votes.

What’s interesting, an industry insider adds to krone.at, is that media outlets particularly sympathetic to the Greens, such as ‘Standard’ and ORF, are participating in this and exploiting accusations that could easily be classified as sexist against a young woman. . Ultimately, they say, it could even become a matter for the Press Council.

Crash in the trust index
In any case, Schilling and the Greens are now considered eliminated – the young top candidate recently fell into the abyss in the APA confidence index, there has never been such a deep drop; On Friday, the Greens presented a new series of posters – the independent top candidate can also be seen there again. So there is still no withdrawal. Exactly this: She regrets if her actions have offended anyone, Schilling says.

Regarding the violent accusations, the 23-year-old also briefly said: the rumor she claimed that her sponsor Sigrid Maurer had attacked her was simply false. She also denied allegations that she almost cost a journalist his job.

“Sent around and played politics”
Schilling had already commented on the ‘Bohrn Mena case’ to Conny Bischofberger: ‘I never wanted it to become public. I deeply regret that this has caused offense and misunderstandings as my concerns were passed on to others. That’s why I signed the settlement. (…). But I also think something else is a shame: namely that this comparison is now being circulated by people from the area and is being used to engage in politics.”

Meanwhile, it’s not just the pollsters who are wondering who this undignified drama will ultimately help, beyond the media attention on individual participants. This much seems certain: politics in general and the heated mood in the country are not at all. Only the Freedom Party could benefit from this case again.

The blue EU list leader Harald Vilimsky stood protectively in front of the green candidate in the TV elephant round of ‘Puls 24’ in collaboration with ‘Krone’. “He did it smartly by combining it with attacks on the Freedom Party,” analyzed Christoph Haselmayer, a pollster at the Institute for Demoscopy and Data Analysis. Five years after Ibiza, it is known that the FPÖ has regained its strength and is on course for the chancellorship.

“Who doesn’t make mistakes as a young person?”
The ÖVP also recently sounded defensive words – at least indirectly, namely from State Secretary for Youth Claudia Plakolm. Even the Federal President defended Schilling, saying, among other things: “Who doesn’t make mistakes as a young person?”

However, ÖVP-EU leader Reinhold Lopatka openly suggested that Schilling offer her resignation.