Strache Sworn in as District Councilor in Vienna-Floridsdorf
The former FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache has held a political mandate again since Wednesday. He was sworn in as a district councilor at the inaugural meeting of the Floridsdorf district council. Strache ran with his "Team HC Strache" in the municipal and district council elections in April and had to endure massive losses there. He now holds one of the two remaining district council positions himself.
District Mandates in Floridsdorf and Donaustadt
In 2020, 17 district mandates were won. Now there are only two left, namely one in Floridsdorf and one in Donaustadt. Entry into the municipal council was clearly missed again. Five years ago, more than 3 percent was achieved, now it is only 1.1 percent.
On Wednesday, Strache took on a political mandate again at the adult education center in Floridsdorf, where the inaugural meeting of the district council took place. He was assigned a seat in one of the last rows, right next to the FPÖ faction. "It's like with the bad students, the bad district councilors sit in the back," he speculated.
Previously, he confirmed in a conversation with the APA that he would not run in another election: "With this result, it was the last run." He became a district councilor out of responsibility and obligation to his home district, he emphasized.
As such, he earns just under 600 euros a month. The remuneration was also a topic in the official statements. The salary of a district councilor is too little to live on, said the attending Vienna SPÖ city councilor Jürgen Czernohorszky. Therefore, all district councilors deserve great respect for their commitment, he stated. The guest from the town hall conducted the swearing-in ceremonies.
Strache Resigned in 2019
Heinz-Christian Strache resigned as Vice Chancellor in 2019 after a video of an Ibiza visit became public. The FPÖ politician had talked with a supposed oligarch's niece about donations and the takeover of the "Kronen Zeitung," among other things. Possible state contracts were also discussed.
In today's meeting, Strache did not speak. There was only one longer speech: that of the re-elected SPÖ district chairman Georg Papai.
(APA/Red)
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