FPÖ Challenge for the Vienna Election: Nepp Will "Deflate the Bald SPÖ"
FPÖ chairman Herbert Kickl wants to turn the Vienna municipal council election on April 27 into a "wake-up call for this loser traffic light" of ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS at the federal level. Although the FPÖ will not be able to secure the mayor's seat this time, he said at the campaign kickoff on Friday evening, in the next attempt, top candidate Dominik Nepp could certainly succeed, just as he himself has ambitions for the chancellorship.
Kickl Opens Vienna Election Campaign: "Wake-up Call for Loser Traffic Light"
"The step back was the first step before the next attempt," Kickl referred to the withdrawal of the government formation mandate a few weeks ago. They want to take preliminary revenge in the Vienna election - also because Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) "had his sausage fingers involved in the formation of this loser government." Under his leadership, everything in Vienna is going wrong that can go wrong.
He actually only came as a speaker before Nepp today, emphasized Kickl at the event in Floridsdorf, where the FPÖ sees chances for the district leader. As usual, there were also jabs at political opponents: "He will really take the wind out of the sails of this bland SPÖ," he said about Nepp. ÖVP leader Karl Mahrer - "just a political dwarf anyway" - should be "cut down to size" as well.
Vienna FPÖ Focuses on Issues of Security, Inflation, and Foreigners
In his speech, Kickl once again focused primarily on the issues of security, inflation, and foreigners - while emphasizing that "well-integrated people" are also part of the Austrian family. These are those who do not burden the country, certainly not those who have come since 2015 in the course of a "mass migration" from Syria and Afghanistan.
Nepp Considers "Blue Miracle" Possible in Vienna Election
Nepp echoed this sentiment, considering a "blue miracle" possible on April 27. He has also identified Ludwig as the main opponent, accusing him of ensuring that "Islamists" are "fed" in Vienna. The money spent on Syrians and Afghans could instead secure pensions, reverse fee and rent increases in social housing, or improve schools.
Instead, energy costs would rise, and crime would explode as a result of immigration from Syria and Afghanistan. For every rape, stabbing, and murder involving them, the political responsibility would lie with Ludwig and the ÖVP governing at the federal level. Regarding Corona, Nepp promised a separate investigative committee in Vienna if the FPÖ achieves the necessary 25 mandates.
Historical Debacle for FPÖ in the Last Vienna Election
In the last two municipal elections, the FPÖ experienced mixed results. In 2020, the Blues achieved a disastrous result of only 7.11 percent in the wake of the Ibiza scandal. Before that, in 2015, they had reached almost 31 percent. In the national elections last September, they achieved a vote share of around 21 percent in the federal capital.
(APA/Red)
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