Future Elections Without Beer Party
The Beer Party will no longer participate in any elections. The party announced this on Monday afternoon in a press release, and party founder Dominik Wlazny himself in a YouTube video. They are closing the chapter as a political party "in the traditional sense" and want to continue "differently," said the musician, without being too specific. It is certain that the party now has no members - but they still want to make a "contribution" in Austria.
Vienna Election Without Beer Party
"The Beer Party will not run in the upcoming election in Vienna, nor in any other election," said Wlazny in a statement published on YouTube. "We are closing the chapter as a political party in the traditional sense, and continuing differently. Back to the roots, so to speak," said the musician of the band "Turbobier". "We remain critical, as we always have been, we remain vigilant, and that is especially necessary in times like these."
They now see themselves as a "group that puts their heads together and has a critical view of things," said Wlazny. "Loose, relaxed, but no less loud. Because we still want to contribute to critical thinking in Austria." From 2025, the Beer Party will no longer have members, and one can no longer become a member of the Beer Party, he said. All memberships from 2024 are only concluded for one year, according to the Beer Party website.
Membership Fees and Donations
There it is also explained what happened to the membership fees and donations that the Beer Party collected before their entry into the National Council election 2024. The entire budget was spent on "development, organization, campaign, press coordination, meetings, rallies, press conferences, tour", on employees as well as securing the website. With the campaign cost reimbursement, further outstanding bills from the campaign and the establishment of the party would be paid.
Wlazny hopes "that all old members will remain connected to us in their hearts and continue to feel affiliated with our association." With this, he wants to continue to be "sometimes the thorn in the flesh." Being political and expressing oneself "when something goes wrong somewhere" is not tied to any mandate. The district councilors of the Beer Party in Vienna should fulfill their duties until the end of the legislative period.
"Really Smart Things"
Wlazny spoke of "five years of Viennese district politics," where "really smart things" were done. Additionally, in eight months, a "parliament-ready" party was built from the ground up, he referred to the candidacy in the National Council election 2024, where the Beer Party clearly failed to enter the National Council with 2 percent of the votes. The probably greatest success was the 8.3 percent in the Presidential election 2022, which Wlazny himself was able to achieve as a federal presidential candidate.
(APA/Red)
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