The Burgenland FPÖ club chairman Norbert Hofer did not have a good word to say about the red-green government program presented at the beginning of February. It contains "a lot of generalities" and no concrete timelines, Hofer criticized at a press conference. Some goals, in his view, are also "simply not achievable."

He is skeptical about the implementation of the central campaign promises of SPÖ and Greens. While Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) had spoken before the state election about establishing a care facility in all 171 communities, now there is only talk of "facilities for the older generation," Hofer noted. "A facility for the older generation is also a park bench."

The Greens, on the other hand, had vehemently opposed the new construction of the Gols clinic in the nature reserve. However, with the prospect of participating in the government, they "immediately shelved" this issue and accepted the project as part of the government program. "They are apparently a sidecar in the red government Trabant," said the FPÖ club chairman.

"Not Feasible"

Regarding the energy transition, Hofer was bothered by the term energy autonomy by 2030. This would mean that all the energy consumed in Burgenland would also have to be produced in the region - including diesel, gasoline, and gas. "That is not feasible," he stated.

The Freedom Party also has little interest in the possible construction of a pumped-storage power plant at Geschriebenstein, as mentioned in the government program. "I cannot do that in a cross-border nature park. The fact that the Greens are silent on this is truly sensational," said Hofer.

Doubts from Hofer

He has doubts about the constitutionality of the plan to create the possibility for mayors to hand over their office to their successor one year before the end of their term, even if the successor has not previously been a member of the municipal council. There is also no mention of an election in the municipal council, according to Hofer.

That Hofer cannot relate to the red-green government program is "no surprise," stated SPÖ club chairman Roland Fürst in a written statement. This is already evident from the comparison with the - ultimately failed - blue-turquoise plans at the federal level. "The measures in the FPÖ-ÖVP coalition paper were a series of atrocities and attacks on the population," criticized Fürst.

Green club leader Wolfgang Spitzmüller emphasized that there is nothing to say about a possible pumped-storage power plant at Geschriebenstein yet, as the project still needs to be evaluated. "There is currently no project, just an idea that needs to be examined, and of course with consideration for nature conservation, obviously." In general, the state government wants to explore all possibilities to use renewable energy sources to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2030.

(APA/Red)

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