NEOS Launches Election Campaign for Burgenland Election
NEOS top candidate, Christoph Schneider, symbolically cut the "red net" of the SPÖ's sole government in the pedestrian zone and expressed optimism that they could make it into the state parliament for the first time at the third attempt in the Burgenland election: "We have never been so close," he said.
NEOS Criticism of State Holding in Burgenland
In the state parliament, the Pinks want to be a controlling force and football fan Schneider referee: "The yellow and red cards are already prepared," he stated. The top candidate criticised the opposition parties ÖVP, FPÖ and Greens, which are already represented in the state parliament, because they want to co-govern with the SPÖ after the election. "We stand out. We will keep an eye on them," emphasised Schneider, who aims for the opposition and not the state government. He is also critical of the fact that the state, under Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), is buying up numerous companies with financial difficulties and founding outsourced companies, all of which find a place in the state holding. This is intransparent and "completely arbitrary". "Tax money is disappearing into ailing companies," said Schneider.
The budget state parliament, which took place a few hundred meters away in the Landhaus, should be "the last session without NEOS," the top candidate stated. He is optimistic about the number of candidates and declarations of support that could be collected for the application. How many there are is currently still being counted - definitely more than the required 180. Together with Schneider, the second on the list, Stani Frank, tackled the "red net", from which also National Council member Yannick Shetty wants to free the Burgenlanders. "Doskozil rules like a sole ruler," he found. But the NEOS are now audible and visible - "and I'm sure, from January we will also be noticeable for Doskozil in the Burgenland state parliament," said Shetty.
(APA/Red)
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