“Sebastian Kurz still has our full support,” said the VP Provincial Governors at noon in a joint statement. They assume “that the criminally relevant accusations will turn out to be false and can also be cleared up”. A stable federal government with Kurz at the top is crucial in the current situation.
The Governor of Vorarlberg, Markus Wallner, had already made a decision beforehand. He was too short, but also declared: “If it has happened, there will be consequences.” When asked which one, he said: “Let’s see.” The allegations were “serious”, but he also spoke out against a preliminary conviction Kurz ‘. The facts should now be on the table, and full clarification should be made. One would have to wait for the results of the judicial investigation, only then would a further assessment be possible.
“I have no reason to mistrust him,” said Wallner, when asked about a possible resignation. He did not attack the judiciary, “that is not my style”, even if the matter was “uncomfortable” and “angry”, he said. “We in the countries have nothing to do with it,” he also emphasized. One should not anticipate the results of the investigation, even an indictment is not yet a conviction, reminded Wallner.
The Styrian state party chairman and LH Hermann Schtzenhfer (VP) did not want to comment on the investigation against Chancellor Kurz and his closest circle on Thursday. There will be no statement, said Schtzenhfer’s office. It is “a federal matter” and Schtzenhfer is currently not chairman of the LH conference, it was said without further ado to the APA.
The VP sub-organizations have also stood behind the Chancellor. Ingrid Korosec, the president of the VP Seniors’ Union, complained in a press release on behalf of the groups that there are “always new, constructed allegations”.
“Sebastian Kurz was elected Chancellor twice by the Austrians and has since moved and ruled a lot. He enjoys the trust of the population and is the undisputed leader when it comes to the question of Chancellor,” she pointed out.
The current goal is evidently being pursued to overthrow a successful chancellor who has been legitimized by elections. “Sebastian Kurz has our full support and enjoys our trust: like all previous allegations against him, these will turn out to be false and can be quickly cleared up. With Sebastian Kurz as Federal Chancellor, it is guaranteed that Austria will continue to stay on course, relieve the people and the people urgent challenges of our time, “assured Korosec.
