Criticism and chaos at Stephansplatz: media round under fire!

Criticism and chaos at Stephansplatz: media round under fire!

In Lassee, a new conflict arises between the political parties. A few days ago, the candidates and replacement candidates from the FPÖ and List 2291 surprisingly gave up their local council mandates. This happened after an agreement between the ÖVP and SPÖ to continue their governing coalition. After the last local council election, the ÖVP has 7 mandates, while the SPÖ has 5 mandates. The FPÖ was able to increase by 4 mandates to 7, and the Citizens' List 2291er lost 4 mandates and now stands at 2. The political mood in Lassee is therefore tense, as the balance of power has shifted significantly, as noen.at reported.

Public outrage after the incident at Stephansplatz

At the same time, an incident at Stephansplatz in Vienna is causing a stir on social media. The SPÖ, the Greens and NEOS have taken a strong stand against the attacks on a journalist and his cameraman. “Full solidarity with the journalist,” wrote the Federal Managing Director of the SPÖ, Eva-Maria Holzleitner, on Platform Caritas President Michael Landau also expressed his concern and emphasized that no one could say that they knew nothing about the risks for reporters in such situations krone.at reported.

Meanwhile, there are also critical voices about the reporter's actions. Some users claim he got too close to a crowd, blocking wheelchair users' view of the stage, which led to a verbal argument. One user described the whole thing as a “targeted provocation” against the FPÖ. The discussion about this reflects the divided opinion in society: While some brand the attacks as inappropriate, others see the reporter's behavior as partly responsible for the escalation of the situation.