Vienna elections: NEOS wants to participate in the government, but it would be “inconvenient” as a coalition partner – Vienna elections

Like the ÖVP on Thursday, NEOS only launched its official election campaign on Friday for the online audience due to the crown.

State party leader Christoph Wiederkehr offered himself to the SPÖ as an “uncomfortable coalition partner” and had people sit down and take notice with an original suggestion: he wants a state anthem for Vienna.

The rosés held their inaugural hour-long event at the “NEOSphere” in Neubau. With the exception of the media representatives, Bundeschefin Beate Meinl-Reisinger and the leading “stage” candidate Wiederkehr spoke exclusively to the web community. The latter did not hide Pinky’s desire to participate in the government after the October 11 elections. At the same time, the top of the list warned the Reds in their speech: “We would be an uncomfortable coalition partner and I certainly will not hand my values ​​over to the mayor’s wardrobe.”

He needs someone “to keep a close eye on Michael Ludwig,” Wiederkehr said. Vienna could use “if it dares to form a coalition with us.” One would be ready. Because the Greens are a disappointment in the federal capital, said the pink figurehead in Vienna, who admitted to once choosing the echo himself. Because the small government partner would only rely on the politics of entertainment (emerging bike paths with keywords) and would look the other way in case of complaints to the Krankenhaus Nord: “The SPÖ in Vienna and the ÖVP in the federal government have one thing in mind. common: Greens as comfortable coalition partners. “

Wiederkehr focused mainly on the issues of education, migration and the economy. The SPÖ is responsible for the “educational emergency” in Vienna. He took the opportunity to call in another 100 language teachers who teach children with a migrant background in both their mother tongue and German. Because only those who learn one can also master the other and thus acquire the necessary basic skills such as reading and writing. In addition, schools must learn to open an account, eat healthy or behave in an environmentally friendly way.

The turquoise women also gained weight, mainly due to their refusal to accept 100 children from Moria. “Aid is prevented by the cynical politics of the ÖVP, which is right-wing and which the FPÖ is copying,” said an angry reply. NEOS would continue to push in this direction.

And when it comes to the economy, at the latest, the Rathaus-Pinken director also targeted the main candidate of the Vienna ÖVP, Gernot Blümel. Entrepreneurs have been disappointed in the crisis of the crown: “It is a bad policy that the Minister of Finance is doing.” The red-green city government is also cracking down on entrepreneurship with too much red tape and taxes.

In the end, Wiederkehr had a real surprise when he proposed a previously non-existent national anthem for Vienna. Especially in a crisis, this would be a way to create identity and cohesion. An updated text could be written to an ancient tune, possibly in multiple languages, that would address both the dark side and the achievements of a cosmopolitan city, he reflected.

Even before his return, the leader of the federal party Meinl-Reisinger had taken the floor. He focused primarily on the Corona issue and distributed against the federal government and the city. People are restless as a result of the pandemic, but not so much about the virus itself, but because of the way the rulers are dealing with it. “The Corona traffic light was destroyed today,” he said.

Furthermore, the “political hooks” are constantly affected. Recently there was talk of “light at the end of the tunnel”, now there are tougher measures. The subject is also being misused for the election campaign, while in Vienna people are still waiting for days for a test result.

NEOS gives a voice to women struggling between homeschooling and home office, educators who have very few resources in their schools, and self-employed “who no longer know how to pay rent and support their families. “.

By then, at the latest, Meinl-Reisinger had come across his harsh criticism of Blümel: “I wonder: What does he really want?” The head of NEOS gave herself the answer: “The ÖVP wants to be like the FPÖ. It has the same rhetoric as the FPÖ, the same problems, the same mechanics of enlarging problems instead of offering solutions,” according to the analysis. . And she shot the Turquoises for her hard line on the Moria affair: “I’ve never seen anything so dishonest.”

In any event, Meinl-Reisinger made a government claim for the Vienna State Party. “The SPÖ needs someone to watch it. Does that always have to be from the opposition? No, that can also be done in government,” he announced, in case of a “kick in the butt” from the Social Democrats.