Forgotten Minister: Who remains in the shadow of power?

Forgotten Minister: Who remains in the shadow of power?

In the past few days, an exciting political drama has developed in Austria: While the parties struggle to occupy the ministries, the continued uncertainty refers to a familiar phenomenon in domestic politics. ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS and Greens have their own challenges, especially in the SPÖ, where power struggles escalate. These struggles for influence and power are not new, as the historical poem "The Cranes of Ibykus" by Friedrich Schiller shows, the events that should hardly ever be forgotten, so krone.at .

forgotten names and late revenge

In Schiller's ballad, Ibykus, a tragic hero, is brutally murdered and his revenge is carried out by the cranes drawn after him. This allegorical story has parallels to Austrian politics, in which many ministers and their names disappear in forgetting. Who do you still remember the former Minister of Social Affairs Ursula Haubner or the Green Wolfgang Mückstein? This impermanence of the memories is a constant side effect of the political stage, as well as Friedrich-schiller-archiv.de describes.

The cranes who run across the theater embody the gods who take care of justice, while the murderers, the Ibykus are wrong, are persecuted by the wings of revenge. An urgent warning that the acts will ultimately have consequences - no matter how many faces in politics come and go. The current power struggles, especially within the SPÖ, are reminiscent of these old truths. Because if you don't remember the names and faces of the decision -makers, you could quickly sink into forgetting as if they had never been part of the story.