close
close

Burgenland Tour: Chancellor Nehammer: “We want to be the first to cross the finish line”


Burgenland Tour: Chancellor Nehammer: “We want to be the first to cross the finish line”

Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) chose Burgenland as his eighth stop on his tour of the federal states. After a stay At the regional hiking day of the ÖVP Senior Citizens’ Association in Deutsch Tschantschendorf, the Chancellor answered questions from journalists in Eisenstadt. My district was there too.

BURGENLAND. On 29 September the National Council election in Austria. On his campaign tour, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Friday the BurgenlandIn a conversation with journalists in Eisenstadt, Nehammer emphasized his “Politics of the centre“. The election campaign of the opposition parties has now become a “Radicalization of the fringesWhile the SPÖ tended towards “Marxist concepts”, Nehammer criticized above all the “discussion about the death penalty” or the “inbreeding statements” of the FPÖ.

When asked whether Chancellor Nehammer was happy that Andreas Babler was his counterpart on the SPÖ side and not Hans Peter Doskozilsays Nehammer: “You can’t choose your opponent.” Karl Nehammer rules out a coalition with Kickl, but points out: “The FPÖ is not Kickl and the SPÖ also has reasonable representatives.”

In southern Burgenland, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the Burgenland Senior Citizens' Association's hiking day. | Photo: Martin Wurglits

Reducing illegal migration

The topic in Burgenland remains the Human trafficking and illegal migrationNehammer sees “Operation Fox” as the greatest success. “We have succeeded in reducing illegal migration by 97 percent,” said the Chancellor. Overall 660 tugs Was arrested at the border last year. For the future, he also hopes to have the option of being deported directly to Syria or Afghanistan.

The associated and currently poor conditions in the Austrian countries Prisons sees Nehammer as “essential adjustment screw“The working lives of civil servants must be improved in order to ensure decent working conditions,” emphasises the Chancellor.

In Eisenstadt, the Chancellor answered questions from journalists. | Photo: Stefan Schneider

“First to cross the finish line”

Whether there will be a Burgenland participation The Chancellor left open whether there would be any changes in the government team. The competition now is: “Who will receive the mandate from the voters?” “Our aim is to be the first to cross the finish line,” said Nehammer. However, they are already preparing for long and intensive coalition negotiations.

Also interesting:

Chancellor Nehammer Krieg visits Deutsch Tschantschendorf

“Unacceptable conditions” in the Eisenstadt prison

Doskozil and the SPÖ are accused of abuse of power

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *