Chancellor Karl Nehammer canceled his holiday in Greece to avoid criticism for lying on the beach rather than managing the crisis. Holidays are a tricky area for top politicians, and not just since the Ibiza video.
Chancellor Nehammer cancels his vacation. A sentence, a message that drew many commentators to the scene: can a chancellor go on holiday in times of crisis? Should he even take a break so he doesn’t burn out in the fall? Is Nehammer’s cancellation pure populism? Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler will also only take leave “if the terms and conditions allow it”. Apparently the government is afraid of image-damaging photos.
Politicians vacation as constant excitement
Because politicians on holiday – not only since Heinz-Christian Strache fell spectacularly into the video trap during his holiday in Ibiza – a constant excitement. Even sun king Bruno Kreisky was criticized for choosing Mallorca as a holiday home. “I can’t afford Carinthia,” the SPÖ chancellor replied, explaining why he prefers Mallorca over Lake Wörthersee.
Karl-Heinz Grasser went over the top in 2005 when, as Secretary of the Treasury, he received a free upgrade to the AUA’s chic business class during a holiday flight to the Maldives. “Is this the latest economy?” asked the opposition.
Defense Minister Gerald Klug (SPÖ) was brought to France with a driver in a company car with a driver. SPÖ boss Rendi-Wagner had to deal with a shit storm when photos of her appeared in an exclusive restaurant in Saint-Tropez. And NEOS boss Beate Meinl-Reisinger got people talking when she posted a video of her jump in Grundlsee in a bikini.
The list of scandals and scandals shows how quickly jumping into cold water can turn into a stomachache.
Source: Krone
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