FPÖ top candidate Norbert Hofer started his ‘coming home tour’ in Großhöflein in the run-up to the state elections in Burgenland. There was a lot of criticism of the political competitors.
Before the top candidate himself took the stage, district representative Bernhard Skaumal, city party chairman Christian Ries van Rust and state party secretary Daniel Jägerbauer acted as whips. The latter predicted that the SPÖ would suffer the “biggest defeat in the party’s history” in the state elections.
“Necessary hardship” in migration
Hofer then criticized the policies of Governor Hans Peter Doskozil, although he emphasized again that “he personally likes him”. When it came to the announced electricity price guarantee, he demanded a notarial deed. The subject of migration could not be left out: Hofer accused Doskozil of doing nothing as director of the state police in 2015 when 180,000 people, mostly young men, crossed the border. The FPÖ, on the other hand, would bring the “necessary toughness” in this area. Asylum centers could be built where the Greens achieved the best election results. “There is still a lot of space in the Hofburg,” says Hofer.
Warning to the federal ÖVP
The ÖVP also got its way: the People’s Party does not accept that the FPÖ won the elections for the National Council. “Disgraceful behavior,” Hofer said. At the same time, he warned the Turquoises not to appoint Andreas Babler, federal leader of the SPÖ, as vice-chancellor because he was an “open Marxist”. The state ÖVP left Hofer completely unmentioned. The Neos in turn are said to be in favor of joining NATO, while the FPÖ is committed to neutrality.
“A lot will change after the elections,” Hofer promised. He is now touring the districts until November 17.
Source: Krone
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