The Documentation Archive of the Austrian Resistance (DW) describes a 37-year-old who runs a PR agency in Linz as the “relevant head of the extreme right”. Most recently, this Upper Austrian also attracted attention at Corona demonstrations and with calls not to be tested and vaccinated.
Nevertheless, his agency received advertising orders from the Upper Austrian provincial government in 2019 and 2020, as the “profil” reported.
Klinger: “Have a look at that”
For reasons of data protection, the state’s press department does not disclose who has commissioned what and how much. All non-liberal government offices exclude contracts. From the offices of the FP regional councils Wolfgang Klinger and Gnther Steinkellner, however, there was no comment until the weekend. It is speculated that there could have been orders from Klingers Bros. On Sunday, Klinger said in response to a news request that he did not know anything about it and that it would be seen in the office on Monday. In any case, he doesn’t know the agency owner personally, said Klinger.
Three weeks before the state elections there is excitement, Greens and Neos are calling for transparency.
From the office of Manfred Haimbuchner (FP) it was said on Sunday that he had not awarded any contracts as deputy governor or regional councilor. The fact that a photo of FP state party leader Haimbuchner with the copyright of the said agency appeared in a country magazine is due to the fact that an archive photo was used. The party hires many photographers and agencies.
In the past few years, the FP has repeatedly worked with said agency, which is well known, according to Haimbuchner’s bro. It is about an “innocent citizen and entrepreneur”, it was purely about the orders and the services offered, not about political views. Breaking a discussion off the fence is probably due to the election campaign. (az)
