Kickl rarely calls Kickl Coste party leader and attacks Hass Rhetorics

Kickl rarely calls Kickl Coste party leader and attacks Hass Rhetorics

Österreich - On May 1, 2025, the SPÖ federal manager Klaus RASHEIM expressed himself sharply against FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl. In an angry speech, he criticized Kickl, whom he described as the “cowst party leader in Austria”, for spreading hatred and agitation in the political debate. The accusation not only includes the spread of right -wing extremist conspiracy theories, but also attacks on democratic institutions, including the media and the social partnership that ensure social peace in Austria

Rare home accused Kickl to disparage political competitors and to raise the population against them. He described Kickl's speech in front of an audience in the "beer tent" simple and empty and instead called specific measures to improve social justice in Austria. He named the SPÖ initiatives under its chairman Andreas Babler, such as the rental price stop and the bank tax, which are supposed to relieve millions of people.

political challenges for the FPÖ

The political landscape in Austria is increasingly shaped by right -wing populist tendencies that can also be observed in other European countries. Herbert Kickl, who was already the strongest force in the National Council election in 2024 with 28.85 % of the votes, could come into office as a chancellor in the near future. Despite the efforts of the ÖVP and SPÖ to prevent this, the coalition talks failed.

KICKL's political course is often interpreted in the experts as a rejection of the rule of law, which brings it in connection with the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This development is not isolated, but part of a larger trend in which right -wing populist and right -wing extremist parties in many European countries are increasingly gaining influence.

connection with European currents

In Germany, for example, the AfD achieved similar election sequence in elections at various levels and is expected for the 2025 federal election with forecast 20 % support. In Italy, Giorgia Meloni from Fratelli d’Italia also takes place, the resistance to its possible constitutional reform, which is intended to enable direct elections of the Prime Minister, also takes place. In the Netherlands, too, Geert Wilders ’PVV has been part of the government since 2024 and shows how far these currents are now.

The influence of right parties also extends to the European Parliament, where these parties made massive profits in the 2024 European elections. In view of this wave of normalizing right -wing extremist ideologies, politics warns of possible consequences, in particular the endangerment of democratic values.