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Political turmoil in Vienna: FPÖ for Turkish advertising in the crossfire!
Vienna in the political focus: FPÖ is under pressure for Turkish advertisements, ÖVP sees opportunities for migrant voters.
Political turmoil in Vienna: FPÖ for Turkish advertising in the crossfire!
In Vienna, an accusation against the FPÖ causes political turmoil. Research of the magazine Kosmo.at Assume that the party switched advertisements in Turkish and only organized a press conference for Turkish media, which the FPÖ rejects. The ÖVP, especially under its party leader Karl Mahrer, offer these controversy an opportunity to criticize the FPÖ for its proximity to political Islam and to accuse them of unbelievability. Mahrer described the FPÖ as "embarrassing", while the FPÖ countered by its state party secretary Lukas Brucker by giving Mahrer "Afghanen-Mahrer"-a degrading allusion to his origin.
The turquoise also sensed the opportunity to win back lost votes. However, politics expert Thomas Hofer said that this approach could be successful. "It is uncomfortable to explain the line to the blue regular voters, but you shouldn't overestimate it," noted Hofer, and added that it makes sense for both parties, FPÖ and ÖVP, to strive for migrant comunities, which are often positioned on the right of the middle, as in the report of Kurier.at is mentioned. Leonhard Wassiq, district party leader of the ÖVP Floridsdorf, emphasized that many Austrians with a migration background share conservative values, which is of interest to both the FPÖ and the ÖVP.
The history of migrants have been emerging for a long time, like the former FPÖ boss Heinz-Christian Strache, who shows an advertisement with "Love your next". Strache recently criticized the FPÖ Vienna again and spoke of an "unbearable" pandering to political Islam. Despite the internal rivalry, it is undeniable that no party can ignore the approximately 200,000 migrants entitled to vote in Vienna-and this is also evident in the election behavior: In the Vienna election 2020, the SPÖ is particularly good among migrants, as Mayor Michael Ludwig emphasized that the right to vote to Austrian citizenship should remain bound.