“I have decided to leave politics,” he said in a video statement distributed via social media. Above all, he does this for his family, who have been repeatedly confronted with death threats due to his political activities.
Again and again he talked about it with his wife, but never made a final decision. The birth of his second child had contributed to his reflection process, but the impetus for his “final decision” was the resignation of Kurz, according to his long-time companion. “It was an honor”, so his farewell sentence.
Blümel, against whom the business and corruption public prosecutor is investigating in the Casinos case, also goes as the Viennese state party leader. As the “Kurier” reported, Member of the National Council, Karl Mahrer, will lead the state party for the time being. All other top officials, including club boss Markus Wölbitsch and managing director Bernadette Arnoldner, remain in office. Mahrer is appointed by the state party presidency on Friday afternoon.
Source From: Nachrichten
