Scandal for allotment gardens: SPÖ under pressure - Start investigation!

Scandal for allotment gardens: SPÖ under pressure - Start investigation!

The red allotment scandal in Vienna has serious consequences. According to the recent revelations about high-ranking SPÖ officials, including the Donaustadt district manager Ernst Nevrivy, the responsibility of Mayor Michael Ludwig Scharf is criticized. According to Lukas Brucker, the state party secretary of the FPÖ, Ludwig has swept out the investigation of the affair under the carpet and thus undermined the credibility of the SPÖ. "The examination by the SPÖ state party secretary Barbara Novak was a farce," said Brucker, who demands a thorough party-internal investigation by independent experts to clarify the opaque processes in which "dubious recovery" and cheap property sales are involved, which benefits politicians and party-related civil servants. The FPÖ chairman demands that a future mayor will finally ensure fairness so that Viennese citizens also have the chance of an allotment garden, while the "red celebrity network" drives up the property prices, such as apa.at reported.

The internal election campaign for the successor of party leader Michael Häupl also contributes to the current political unrest within the Vienna SPÖ. While the SPÖ bodies are already advising on possible discussion formats, the two main candidates Andreas Schieder and Michael Ludwig have officially introduced their party comrades for the first time. Häupl emphasizes that there is "no dispute in the Vienna SPÖ" and that the discussions were perceived as solidarity and friendly. It is sought that none of the election pages is damaged to ensure a harmonious course until the party congress on January 27th. According to Häupl, the two candidates agree on essential points, especially in inquiries about the FPÖ and migration, such as Sn.at