Sachslehner adds: – “Every additional asylum application is a burden”

The combative secretary general demands: the 16,000 asylum applications must be a “clear warning signal”. According to her, a distinction should also be made between “war refugees from Ukraine” who have to be received as part of “neighborhood aid” and “asylum applications from Afghanistan” – these would come to Austria for “economic reasons” because, according to Sachslehner, “hope a better life because of our social system.

Secretary General does not want to provoke
She does not understand her critics, who describe such words as insensitive. “I don’t believe in political speaking, I like to speak clearly,” Sachslehner said. The sharp words come through the content, they don’t see them as a provocation. “My task is to sharpen the substantive profile of the People’s Party,” explains the Secretary-General.

Our color is turquoise
When asked whether the People’s Party is black or turquoise, she does not want to answer clearly: “I don’t like the color games that much.” Would she like to be addressed as the turquoise or black secretary general? “Our color is turquoise in the federal party logo” – so turquoise is still allowed as a party description. The ÖVP under Karl Nehammer is the same as under his predecessor Sebastian Kurz.

Sachslehner wants to do other work
The Turkish secretary general would like to see the former Chancellor Nehammer in his office for a long time: “We have a very, very good chancellor.” She is not interested in ever inheriting him and becoming chancellor herself. Although she has often thought about “taking a different career path”, she is currently satisfied with her position. Still: “I don’t want to retire as a politician either.”