Violent exchange of blows in the National Council: ÖVP vs. FPÖ on asylum policy!

Violent exchange of blows in the National Council: ÖVP vs. FPÖ on asylum policy!

In the last National Council debate of the year, a violent exchange of blows over the topic of asylum broke out, led by the ÖVP and the FPÖ. The ÖVP general secretary Christian Stocker directly attacked the FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl and emphasized that Austria played a pioneering role in dealing with asylum seekers. During the debate, Stocker pointed out that Kickl's appeals that take place on Facebook do not lead to a real return of Syrians. "Mr. Kickl, nobody wants her in this house. Nobody needs it in this republic," said Stocker and excited the minds in the high house with his words. As Today.

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Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) put the return of Syrian asylum seekers at the center of his explanations and explained that all asylum procedures are stopped. An orderly return program is to be prepared, with Karner emphasized that voluntary return options are initially promoted. The Interior Minister emphasized that the number of illegal border crossings could be drastically reduced and explained that two thirds of the asylum quarters were closed. Critics from the ranks of the FPÖ, such as Hannes Amesbauer, described Karner's statements as a "fairy tale hour" and pointed out that the number of asylum applications had risen sharply this year, in contrast to times when Kickl himself was the interior minister. He warned that 30,000 Syrians could gather in front of the parliament, which illustrates the uncertainty of the current Situation. This was considered worrying by the SPÖ, since a prudent handling of the Syrians is required to clarify the situation sustainably, according to Kurier .