Doskozil "Positively Tense" Before Burgenland Election
The mood is good, Doskozil said, he is now "positively tense" waiting for the "report card distribution" on election day. He wants to hold 18 of the current 19 mandates, so that no coalition against the SPÖ would be possible. "Then I would be very, very happy," said the governor.
Criticism from Doskozil
At the end, Doskozil, with the entire state party leadership standing behind him, held a press conference. There will be no more events before the election. Only the house visits will continue until the end, said the governor.
The election campaign was short but intense. "In reality, everyone has opposed our program," Doskozil criticized, looking at ÖVP, FPÖ, Greens, NEOS and Hausverstand list. "But I couldn't identify a counter-program or an alternative for myself." In general, he takes from the election campaign that "it has become very difficult to discuss content, because the advertising parties often argue with untruths and half-truths."
Doskozil was particularly annoyed by the criticism of the budget and the state finances. Burgenland did not take out a new loan last year, is the "absolute last" among the federal states in terms of new debt with a loan of 50 million euros this year and is regularly rated. "There is a huge gap between reality and what is being said," said the governor. The population is thereby unsettled. However, the goal must be to inform them as objectively as possible. "That will certainly be a task for the future."
Appeal Before Burgenland Election
At the same time, Doskozil called on the people of Burgenland to vote and decide, "should this path be continued in this way or not". Particularly in the area of health care and nursing - most recently, Doskozil announced nursing facilities in all 171 municipalities - they are in Burgenland "still halfway" and would like to go to the end.
An election is also always a question of trust and credibility. He currently misses both at the federal level. For example, the FPÖ campaigned for the abolition of the CO2 tax, but it is now likely to stay. Much is promised, "but after the election everything is different again", said the governor. The budget hole is being filled "without imagination" at the federal level. Doskozil called for savings in social security and among the ministers, ten of whom would "far exceed" in his view.
Doskozil also couldn't resist a jab at his party colleagues at the end. With regard to the minimum wage of now 2,300 euros net in the state-related area, he emphasized that it is not the purpose of social democracy to offer alms to people who work 40 hours. Whoever believes that will bring social democracy "close to downfall". Rather, it is about creating life realities in which people who work 40 hours can also live well from it. But many in the SPÖ have lost that, according to Doskozil: "That's why we are where we are."
(APA/Red)
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