Red alert: Strolz warns of no-go areas in Vienna!

Red alert: Strolz warns of no-go areas in Vienna!

The alarming words of Matthias Strolz, the former Neos boss, are shaking the Viennese political landscape. “We have a national emergency in the area of ​​integration,” Strolz announced on Platform X, warning that Vienna could slide into a security problem due to “too much and too disorderly” migration. On Thursday, he made an urgent appeal to current and future rulers to take immediate action to prevent an impending situation similar to the reality in "large French cities - with explicit no-go areas," as he dramatically emphasized. This warning comes at a time when his party, the Neos, is in coalition negotiations with the ÖVP and SPÖ for the first time.

Strolz also made it clear that the focal point of these challenges was Vienna, as the city as a metropolis was sending numerous “wrong signals in the area of ​​social policy”. Referring to reports about migrant families who claim high levels of social assistance, he called for a rethinking process in social policy. In his opinion, what is particularly worrying is the situation in the education system, which, according to current figures, cannot adequately support almost half of the first graders at public primary schools because these children often do not speak enough German to be able to follow lessons. “The political answers so far are not enough,” wrote Strolz, emphasizing that his own party cannot be relieved of responsibility either, since it is responsible for the education department, just like they are The press reported.

Political consequences in the migration debate

His clear statements are welcomed by the FPÖ, who see them as confirmation of their own warnings. The Viennese FPÖ leader Dominik Nepp said it was good that Strolz confirmed the “years of warnings” and described the political decisions of the red-pink city government as fatal. Nepp criticized the invitation policy for social asylum seekers and described it as a resounding slap in the face for the SPÖ mayor Ludwig. Strolz, who even flirted with a return to politics a few months ago, has since withdrawn from party politics, but his alarm call has reignited the debate about integration and migration. The ongoing pressure on the political leadership could have far-reaching consequences for future government negotiations.