Vienna FPÖ Promises Voters "Five Good Years" with Inflation Compensation and "Vienna Bonus"
The Vienna FPÖ has unveiled its first poster campaign for the Vienna election on April 27. Under the slogan "Fairness," the party promises to create "five good years for Vienna" if they participate in the government. Top candidate Dominik Nepp used the opportunity not only for campaign promises but also for sharp criticism of the SPÖ-led city government and the Vienna ÖVP.
FPÖ Leader Nepp: "Coming Years Crucial for Vienna's Future"
"The coming years will be crucial for the future of the city," emphasized Nepp. The social policy of Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) was particularly the focus of his attacks. He specifically criticized the payout of hundreds of millions of euros in minimum security benefits to non-citizens. This would mainly benefit those who did not want to integrate or were not employed, according to Nepp.
Inflation Compensation, Vienna Bonus, and More Health Personnel as Blue Campaign Promises
The FPÖ, he promised, would support those who keep the city running. These could certainly also be well-integrated migrants, Nepp emphasized. He announced a Vienna inflation compensation as well as more health personnel and the payout of a "Vienna Bonus" for police officers.
In terms of security, he once again criticized the nighttime closure of police stations. He reported that during the blue-black government negotiations, measures against this were planned. There would also have been more personnel. Furthermore, the FPÖ would have proposed a reduction in rents in municipal housing. However, this was rejected by the ÖVP, Nepp revealed.
Sharp Criticism of Vienna's ÖVP
Nepp was particularly harsh on the Vienna People's Party and its chairman Karl Mahrer. He claimed that Mahrer "torpedoed" the negotiations for a blue-black federal government, leading to the failure of a coalition.
Nepp expressed his conviction that an FPÖ-led federal government would not have been a burden for the Vienna election, but rather a support. "We could have pointed to important initiatives such as a security offensive," he argued. Some FPÖ election posters directly reference the failure of the government negotiations with the slogan "Now more than ever."
As reported by state party secretary Lukas Brucker, the party is already on a "Fairness Tour" through Vienna. The response to this has been very positive, according to Brucker.
(APA/Red)
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