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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) answered two parliamentary questions about the presence on Twitter of his communications strategist Gerald Fleischmann rejected As justification, Kurz said it was a “private account”. Fleischmann had claimed in early March that someone else had access to his Bill acquired
An excess Fleischmanns A message published on the Twitter account caused a stir at the beginning of the crown crisis. Because he was massively criticized at a Chancellor’s press conference. “What a shameful staging! Why does Kurz have to hold a conference? AUA and to air traffic and border controls What does it matter to him? Leave it alone Angler do! I feel more comfortable there, “he said. A report on the press conference was linked, in which Kurz, along with the Minister of Social Affairs Rudolf Anschober (Vegetables) and interior minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) and other border health checks too Italy Had announced.
Speculations
The message was quickly deleted, but a screenshot was opened Twitter the round, accompanied by speculation that the text could be for someone else Bill whereupon the chancellor’s media consultant wanted to test reactions to his boss’s criticism. Fleischmann Even after a long moment of fear, she claimed not to have written the tweet: “Somebody took a bad joke.” He gave no further explanations.
SPÖ and NEOS asked by a parliamentary question who else could have access to the Chancellor’s advisor’s Twitter account and if the tweet could be for someone else Bill intended or intended as a direct message. In terms of content, Kurz did not answer the questions: it was a private account, he was not aware of any information on how to use it, the Chancellor wrote to the deputies. It also remains unanswered if the alleged third-party access to the Bill A close employee’s chancellor had consequences.
SP media spokesperson Thomas drozda criticizes this as “not acceptable”. It also stumbles upon the fact that the Chancellery of the Query response According to a single official Twitter account (@bkagvat) and therefore Kurz’s own presence on Twitter is not an official chancellery account. “Communication between government officials and their closest associates cannot be a private matter,” he criticized. Drozda to him APA. He announces a parliamentary sequel.
However, parliamentarians do not have a significant influence if members of the government do not respond adequately to the queries from their point of view; at best, a consultation meeting would be possible in the plenary session of the National Council.
