The Greens would exercise “state political responsibility”, emphasized Kogler at the state assembly of the Viennese Greens. Everyone would be surprised “if I didn’t go into what has happened in the last few weeks and days,” said the federal spokesman. Efforts have been made to ensure reliability and stability. “Those are the Greens and that makes me proud.”
Proper test for parliament
Kogler spoke of a test for everyone. He expressed special thanks to Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. He wanted to bow to this because he played a major role. “Parliament has also put a test to the test,” said Kogler. This worked well across all party lines. Here he wanted to be the first to address the club boss of the Greens, Sigi Maurer, he emphasized – who acted as a member of the presidium at the state assembly. The “vast majority” of the media would also have reported independently. “A lot of critical facts were put on the table.”
“We had several variants during the crisis,” he reported. Constant internal coordination was very important here. He particularly emphasized the ongoing contact with the state parties of the Greens – including those in Vienna.
What shines out from the chats was completely clear, Kogler noted. In view of the allegations set out in the order for the house searches (at the VP, note), it was decided to demand consequences. “Not for tactical reasons.” The greens were not the ones who stopped the “whole quargel”. You take the state political responsibility and try to give you orientation again immediately.
“Independent justice is an essential pillar”
“The independent judiciary is a very important pillar”, Kogler was also convinced, and he expressly welcomed the attending Justice Minister Alma Zadić – which was acknowledged with strong applause. The judiciary should be allowed to work. And it was necessary to state that attacks on them were not permitted.
If a house search is not justified, you can appeal against the use of the data collected. “Anyone who feels they have been treated unfairly should turn to the rule of law, but not attack the rule of law,” emphasized Kogler.
Video: ORF report on the turquoise-green coalition after the crisis
SP in Vienna “on the wrong side”
The Vice Chancellor also emphasized the green commitment to tax reform. One could argue that the CO2 price is “far too low”. But it is the beginning of a new way of thinking. He praised the “redistribution” via the climate bonus as a “social balance”. “Nobody needs to worry that we are not thinking about the future.” In Vienna, however, the SP is reliably on the wrong side, he also referred to the dispute over the Lobau motorway.
