Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the US presidential race was received differently by Austria’s parliamentary parties. The FPÖ was particularly cynical.
Former EU parliamentarian Othmar Karas (ÖVP) wrote further
As Europeans, you can be grateful to Biden. “It remains to be seen whether the next POTUS will act in such a transatlantic way again,” Karas said.
“Enjoy your retirement, Mr. President,” FPÖ delegation leader Harald Vilimsky wrote on X.
“The race is open again”
However, SPÖ delegation leader in the European Parliament Andreas Schieder showed respect for Biden. “A good president with many important laws. Now he shows true greatness and insight. The presidential race is open again,” Schieder wrote on X.
NEOS warn about Trump
NEOS delegation leader Helmut Brandstätter praised Biden as a responsible statesman and warned against Trump. “We must take our European security more into our own hands,” Brandstätter wrote in a press release.
“Trump has announced several times that he has no interest in Europe and dreams of ending Putin’s war of aggression within 24 hours. Trump would be a danger to the security of Europe and therefore to the security of Austria.” Austria finally needs a new security strategy, especially in view of the situation in the US, in which Russia is no longer an “essential” partner, he said. Brandstätter.
Source: Krone
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