At the political Ash Wednesday of the SPÖ Styria in Kobenz, Upper Styria, Max Lercher swung the verbal club for the first time as the party leader of the Styrian Social Democrats. Probably due to the government participation in Vienna, the blows were not as deep this time as in previous years. Even against the FPÖ-ÖVP government in Styria, he did not strike too hard. Guest speakers this time were Philip Kucher and Julia Herr from the National Council.

Lercher's Speech at the Political Ash Wednesday of the SPÖ

Lercher emphasized at the beginning of his speech that he does not want to leave the political Ash Wednesday to the Blues, who traditionally also hold such an event. Looking towards Kucher, he backtracked on the issue of an expert government, which Lercher had demanded after the breakdown of negotiations between FPÖ and ÖVP: "When I heard that you are on the negotiation team, I knew it would be an expert government."

With these conciliatory words, Lercher also brought out a flashlight for Jörg Leichtfried, who will now be active as State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior. The Styrian party leader said that Leichtfried would need it, "because it's so dark in the Ministry of the Interior. If you don't have a lamp, you can't even find your own office." When Lercher spoke about the FPÖ, he said: "The bride who doesn't dare." Herbert Kickl could have become Federal Chancellor, "but when he saw the budget hole, he no longer wanted to take responsibility." He also criticized that the FPÖ often cites Hungary as a role model: "I travel a lot around the country and talk to people, but I have never heard: 'Let's orient ourselves towards Hungary.' Once Jamaica came up, but never Hungary."

"Don't Want to Be Second After Greenland"

Lercher also looked overseas to the new, old US President Donald Trump, with whom Tesla CEO Elon Musk also came up. The FPÖ would also see these two as role models, but at the same time, Musk also produces electric cars: "Maybe the Freedom Party was right, namely that with the energy transition, evil comes." The Social Democrats have already hidden the pumpkin seed oil, "because we don't want to be second after Greenland."

(APA/Red)

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