After Werner Amon (ÖVP) moved to the state government of Styria, a position became available in the Ombudsman’s office, which will now take up the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the ÖVP, Gabriela Schwarz. Before her election to the National Council on Friday evening, she said goodbye to the MPs in the morning. She wanted to remain committed to the people of the country and in her farewell address mentioned the “right to life”, freedom, security and freedom of expression as priorities.
The former ORF journalist from Burgenland thanked ex-ÖVP boss Sebastian Kurz for bringing her career switch into politics. She also praised the club leaders of the Greens and ÖVP and everyone “who believed in me more than in myself”. She is now retiring from all party political positions.
Black: “Will defend women’s rights”
She told women and girls to be loud and daring: “Then you’ll get everything you want.” At the same time, she recalled how often women were exposed to verbal sexual assault not only in politics, but also in journalism, art or culture. This should be discussed loudly and publicly. “I can promise that I will defend these women’s rights, which are human rights,” she said.
oath on Monday
The second president of the National Council, Doris Bures (SPÖ), congratulated the departure. The opposition had previously been quite critical, criticizing Schwarz as a party soldier and doubting her qualifications for the Ombudsman. However, in the National Council’s main committee on Wednesday, only the NEOS voted against their nomination. Zwart will be sworn in on Monday by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.
Source: Krone
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