Strache Anglobte as district council: a comeback in Floridsdorf!

Strache Anglobte as district council: a comeback in Floridsdorf!

Floridsdorf, Österreich - Heinz-Christian Strache has again taken a place in the political arena of Austria after he was praised as a district council in Floridsdorf. At the constituent meeting of the Floridsdorf district council, he competed in his mandate and thus presented himself as part of his return to politics, which was shaped by numerous political controversy. Strache, who was previously in the headlines as a Vice Chancellor and FPÖ boss, said that he was taking responsibility for his home district Ernst, even if he did not want to take any further political ambitions and no longer wanted to take on elections. His monthly salary as a district council is around 600 euros, an amount that the Vienna SPÖ city councilor Jürgen Czernohorszky criticized as inadequate for a life in Vienna.

At the last municipal council and district representation election, Strache started with his “Team HC Strache”, but had to accept considerable losses. While the FPÖ still had 17 district mandates in the 2020 election, there are currently only two, including Floridsdorf. A move into the local council was significantly missed with only 1.1 percent of the vote - compared to 3 percent five years ago. Congratulations to Strache that he still managed to win a mandate in Floridsdorf, even if the circumstances are anything but optimal. The press reported that he did not say during the forgivation, while the re-elected SPÖ-BEORSENTER Georg Papai Longest speech gave.

The political landscape in Austria is currently shaped by the parliamentary election, in which the FPÖ became the strongest party with almost 30 percent of the vote. Party leader Herbert Kickl has high ambitions to conquer the Chancellery and propagates a “Austria fortress”. These developments raise questions because the FPÖ is dependent on coalition partners to ensure government formation. The ÖVP under Chancellor Nehammer received around 26 percent of the vote and is skeptical about possible cooperation with the FPÖ, which makes the situation all the more complicated. zdf reports that the Federal President, Alexander van der Bellen, also expressed himself against a commissioning of kickls for a potential constitutional crisis could.

The starting point for Strache and the FPÖ could not be more exciting. With an uncertain outcome and numerous political hurdles, those involved face the challenge of finding a path through the confusing political terrain. The FPÖ has positioned itself significantly in this election, even if the party continues to rely on external support to achieve its goals- both at district and federal level. ORF Vienna reports in detail about the challenges in front of which the FPÖ is faced with the political discussion.