Demonstration against blue-black: tens of thousands expect the Ballhausplatz!

Demonstration against blue-black: tens of thousands expect the Ballhausplatz!

On Tuesday evening, Vienna becomes the center of the protest again: The group "Reconciliation" invites you to demonstrate the possible coalition between FPÖ and ÖVP. The event begins at 6 p.m. on Ballhausplatz, followed by a demo train to the ÖVP headquarters in Lichtenfelsgasse. Tens of thousands of participants are expected to demonstrate with pots, wooden spoons and trumpets against the government. This spectacle is reminiscent of earlier Thursday demos, which were created during the Turquoise Blue government in 2017, as Die Krone reported.

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February 4 is not only a protest day, but also the 25th anniversary of the engagement of the first black and blue federal government. The resentment of the population against the resumption of this political cooperation is clearly noticeable with the ongoing wave of protests. In the past, demonstrations against government participations from the FPÖ have driven thousands on the streets. For example, the "Thursday demos" were first launched in 2000 and later again during the time of turquoise blue, which shows again how strong the political mood is among the population, as Sn.at

In addition, the group "Thursday3" plans to continue the tradition of weekly protests and focus on various focus on the content of people affected by the planned government savings plans. Around 1,000 people gathered in the last campaign on Ballhausplatz. The events on Tuesday evening could therefore prove to be a fateful day for the political landscape of Austria, held by the clenched voice of the demonstrators.