Chaos politics: scandal for health officers - dispute over Corona funds!

Chaos politics: scandal for health officers - dispute over Corona funds!

St. Pölten, Österreich - A violent dispute in the Lower Austrian healthcare system has led to legal steps: The state health agency (LGA) has filed a lawsuit against SPÖ chairman Sven Hergovich and Member of the National Council Rudolf Silvan. The reason is their serious allegations that the LGA may have led to deaths. The SPÖ criticizes this as a "attempted intimidation", while the ÖVP speaks of "shameful political games". In a summer conversation, Hergovich had emphasized that there were evidence of two deaths that could be related to the LGA, which the LGA decidedly rejects, as can be read in the report by Noen.at.

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The conflict exposes deeper cracks in Lower Austrian health policy. The SPÖ had described the state health agency as an "administrative monster" that had a negative effect in the health sector. In particular, Silvan emphasized during the party internal “health tour” that the LGA was responsible for “everything had become worse”. This resulted in the report by ORF.at, which documents the explosive situation and the consequences of the controversy in the healthcare system.

The arguments come at a critical time when the pressure on the LGA and the entire health policy in Lower Austria increases. The allegations of the SPÖ and the legal steps that were initiated by the LGA could have far -reaching consequences for the political landscape in the country. So the topic of health remains hotly controversial, while the waves in the healthcare system continue to rise. The reactions of the political actors are likely to be decisive in the coming weeks and months, while the allegations are still in the room.