Vienna is head: thousands against FPÖ government on the street!

Vienna is head: thousands against FPÖ government on the street!

At Ballhausplatz in Vienna, it is bubbling: the demonstrations against the possible government participation of the FPÖ are picking up. After the negotiations between the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS failed, Austria seems to be heading to an FPÖ-led federal government. According to Kleine Zeitung reported.

protest with many faces

Despite different estimates on the number of participants, which range from 5,000 to 50,000, there is a clear will to mobilize for democracy. A police officer estimated the participants in the range from 16,500 to 17,500. The protest is the newly founded "Austrian Network Civil Society", which is concerned about the authoritarian and nationalist tendencies of a FPÖ-managed government. The rallies bring people together who want to stand up for diversity and discrimination.