Open Letter from FPÖ: "Extremely Concerning Change"

In an open letter, FPÖ General Secretary Christian Hafenecker has now invited organizations - including the Independent Party Transparency Senate, Transparency International, and the Court of Auditors - to submit statements on the Parliament's website.

Government parties rejected the proposal

Already in the session of the Constitutional Committee, the FPÖ submitted a proposal to officially invite experts to comment on the planned amendment to the Party Financing Act. However, the three government parties rejected this. ÖVP, NEOS, and the Greens could avoid high fines through the amendment, which the Independent Party Transparency Senate (UPTS) imposed due to illegal party donations. Criticism has already come from the Court of Auditors.

"Critical voices apparently should not be heard," said Hafenecker. The legislative amendment intended by ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS, and the Greens means nothing less than the "mockery of our rule of law and the further erosion of parliamentarism." The parties not only want to legalize the previously illegal management of party social media accounts by cabinet and government office staff in the future but also retroactively.

FPÖ writes to several institutions

"We therefore appeal to you - even if the government parties refuse an official invitation - to express your esteemed opinion as experts on this highly questionable amendment to the Party Financing Act, and we invite you, as well as all citizens, to make use of the opportunity to submit a statement on the Parliament's website," Hafenecker now writes to several institutions, including various universities.

(APA/Red)

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