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Protest against FPÖ: Climate protection in danger – Vienna calls for uprising!
Environmental organizations protest in front of the Federal Chancellery on January 9, 2025 against a possible FPÖ-led government.
Protest against FPÖ: Climate protection in danger – Vienna calls for uprising!
Things are boiling in Vienna: environmental organizations and numerous NGOs are mobilizing for a loud protest that will take place on Thursday at 6 p.m. in front of the Federal Chancellery. The demonstration, supported by groups such as Volkshilfe, Greenpeace and SOS Mitmensch, could be a signal for a revival of the Thursday demonstrations, which have already protested against the policies of the ÖVP-FPÖ government in the past. Historically, after the first black-blue coalition in 2000, more than 150,000 people gathered on Vienna's Heldenplatz to demonstrate against feared racist and social dismantling measures such as Small newspaper reported.
Dangers from an FPÖ-led government
The climate and the environment are at risk, warn Greenpeace and other activists. A Chancellor Herbert Kickl from the ranks of the FPÖ would mean a serious setback for nature and climate protection in Austria. In a detailed analysis of party positions carried out during the last National Council election, the FPÖ came out as the worst party in terms of environmental and climate protection. Greenpeace managing director Alexander Egit emphasizes: “Herbert Kickl and the FPÖ are trivializing the climate crisis and its consequences.” Under an FPÖ-led government there was also the threat of draconian punishments for climate activists and massive restrictions on civil society engagement. Existing environmental initiatives, such as the climate ticket, are now in jeopardy Greenpeace determines.
Although the first substantive negotiations between the party leaders of the FPÖ and the ÖVP are planned, it remains unclear how the talks to form a government will develop. In view of the critical voices about the possible merger of the two parties, further action remains uncertain. Now people are asked to get actively involved and speak up loudly for important causes such as protecting the environment and nature.