FPÖ announces "hot political autumn"
In addition to increasing pressure in parliament, such as through parliamentary inquiries or the investigation committee initiated by the Freedom Party regarding the death of former Justice Section Chief Christian Pilnacek, Kickl also announced "a major tour" through the countries.
"It is indeed an essential component of politics to go to the people," said Kickl: "I will get in touch with the population and campaign for support for the necessary system change." The tour will start after the federal party conference on September 27 in Salzburg, where Kickl's re-election as federal party leader is on the agenda. However, unlike other parties, they will not sit down with their own officials but will go to inns, event centers, and large squares. The conclusion will then be on October 26, the National Day and the Day of Neutrality. For the latter, Kickl wants to continue to campaign intensively. "It is an art to stay out of conflicts, and art comes from skill." This is evidently lacking in NEOS Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger.
Preparations for Corona Investigation Committee
In addition to the investigation committee taking place in the fall regarding the Pilnacek case, where the Freedom Party wants to "look intensively," "intensive preparations" are already being made for the second investigation committee on Corona, emphasized Kickl: "We will broadly roll out the entire investigation area." There will be a "reunion" with former Foreign Minister and interim Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg, ex-Chancellor Karl Nehammer, and former Minister and now Salzburg Governor Karoline Edtstadler (all ÖVP). They all unleashed a "cruel and evidence-free Corona policy on the people," said Kickl: "We will turn over every file cover."
The system parties cannot compete with the Freedom Party in terms of content, as the population wants a different policy, Kickl believes: "Therefore, they will try to gather forces in the background, in the backrooms of this republic, equipped with a lot of money, to develop a strategy to go against the FPÖ." This was already the case in the federal presidential election campaign of the Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer against the current Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, argued Kickl: "Then Grandma Gertrude is pulled out of the hat and a doomsday scenario is developed to portray the Freedom Party as enemies of democracy."
Kunasek thanks Kickl for "intensive exchange and good cooperation"
The Freedom Party Governor Mario Kunasek thanked Kickl as host for "the intensive exchange and good cooperation." He described the Freedom Party's parliamentary club as a "political spearhead." Kunasek saw a "course change" in Styria since he took office as state leader, referring to the fulfilled election promises such as the lifting of the air hundred, the begging ban, or the benefits card for asylum seekers. With the latter and the reform of social assistance in the state, they want to make Styria "unattractive for asylum seekers." Such a course change is also necessary at the federal level - and this will only succeed with the Freedom Party and Kickl at the helm, said Kunasek.
(APA/Red)
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