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The federal chancellor rejected the accusation that he was raising fears, referring to the real danger of Coronavius and more than 5,000 deaths in Austria. “Please stop pretending the virus doesn’t exist,” he said to Kickl: “You’re not particularly manly if you don’t wear a mask. You’re not particularly tough.” If the FPÖ is against restrictions, against tests and also against vaccines, what is the concept? He asked: “Crown forever, until it has devoured the population three times? it may be the way. ” Dealing with the pandemic was shaped by medical, scientific and economic experience, not an image of the man, he responded to FP’s request.
Kickl: the federal government plans “house arrest”
Kickl had previously spoken of the government planning “house arrest” for large sections of the population. In short, the government pulls the string: “Then you are the master of disaster.” Falsehoods paved their way through the crisis, children were traumatized, coercive measures were imminent, an “apartheid test” was planned. The response to this was “shortly,” said Kickl, who again announced the introduction of a no-confidence motion against the entire federal government.
Closure: Kurz refers to the growing number of cases in neighboring countries.
In a statement in the morning, Kurz was in the mood for Corona’s next few months. He justified the fact that a third blockade was being implemented as of December 26 by arguing that the numbers in many neighboring countries were increasing dramatically. So you want to further reduce the numbers in Austria and then put a massive emphasis on testing. There will always be a free trial offer.
Kogler: Lockdown should keep pressing numbers
Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) saw this as an important step in getting back to effective contact tracing. Before that, however, a lock is needed to bring the numbers down: “That still worked.” Still, it won’t be easy. How often are the last meters the hardest? The boos came during speeches, especially from the Freedom Party seats. Kogler’s reply: If the FPÖ MPs weren’t wearing masks, at least they shouldn’t yell louder.
The SPÖ also criticized the approach
SP health spokesman Philipp Kucher spoke less harshly than Kickl, but rather critical at the lectern, although the government had just praised the SPÖ for its willingness to cooperate on Corona matters. On the contrary, he finds that the coalition defeated the opposition. Kucher thinks that the government has always been concerned about self-esteem and staging, but: “Nobody benefits from printing G’schichtel.”
NEOS talks about “staging”
NEOS Vice President Nikolaus Scherak also had some complaints about the “staging” of the government and preferred to recall the coalition’s repealed ordinances, which trampled on civil rights. But it doesn’t have a test strategy that focuses on core areas yet. The infection figures are still too high for Scherak, but do not warrant a lockdown, believes the NEOS vice president. After all, Scherak assured the coalition of his support in publicizing upcoming vaccines.
Free trial request sent
In the context of the plenary session, a motion was presented to lay the foundations for the “free trial.” The government is planning that in the future it will have to be tested for the coronavirus before activities such as visits to restaurants and shops or participation in events. This wish must be guaranteed by law. The exact content remains unclear at the moment, because the proposal presented today is only a supposed “launcher” and does not yet contain the decisive passages of the law. This will probably be offset in early January.
The “launch vehicle” is necessary so that the parliamentary process can take place quickly. Through a proposed modification, the specific content will be incorporated into the health committee at the beginning of January. It is not yet clear when the relevant bodies will meet or when the decision will be made in the National Council. Club Vice President August Wöginger said in the APA conversation that one would approach the other groups here to find a common solution.
This will not only be necessary with respect to the appointment. Because if the coalition wants to introduce the rule as planned as of January 18, it needs the approval of another party, otherwise there is the risk of a blockade by the Federal Council that lasts several weeks. So far, however, none of the opposition factions have been convinced by the government’s proposals.
(Those: APA)
