FPÖ party conference postponed: Tragedy overshadow event in Graz school

FPÖ party conference postponed: Tragedy overshadow event in Graz school

The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has postponed its federal party conference scheduled for the coming weekend due to the harrowing events in Graz. This reports vienna.at . Party leader Herbert Kickl was supposed to compete in Kitzbühel on Saturday, but the attack in a school of Graz has changed the political agenda in the country abruptly.

The incident that occurred at the Borg Dreierschützengasse is a killing spree in which several people injured and ten people were killed. There are seven students and an adult among the dead. The alleged perpetrator, a 21-year-old from the area around Graz, apparently committed suicide in a toilet complex. So far, the police have not officially confirmed the motif of the gunner, but the situation has now been secured, as Puls24.at

reaction of the FPÖ

Kickl expressed dismay and grief about the incidents in Graz and confirmed that a party conference was not appropriate under these circumstances in the coming days. He plans to introduce days of commemoration and proposed the shift of the federal party conference to autumn. The state party conference of ÖVP Styria, on which Manuela Khom was to be elected state party chairwoman, and the KPÖ Styria, which wanted to choose a new party boss, are also affected by the events and the emerging shifts.

The decision about the specific new appointments for the postponed party days is expected for Tuesday or Wednesday. Affected and members of the victims can contact a set -up call center on a hotline (+43 591338400) to receive support. This information was also provided by styria.ORK.AT

The entire nation is affected by the tragedy in Graz, and the political decision -makers now have to take care of the relatives, but also the social discussion about security and violence prevention.