National Council: Robbery of Leoben Follows Criticism of FPÖ
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Other parties lack distancing of identity.
After the violent attack on a taxi driver in Leoben, the National Council debated the connections of the FPÖ to the Identitarian movement. The other parties demanded a clear distancing.
According to the Austrian constitution, the President of the National Council holds the second most important office in the Republic – after the Federal President. Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ) was sworn into this position in October 2024. Since then, Rosenkranz, a member of a dueling fraternity, has repeatedly made headlines. He invited Viktor Orbán to Parliament. He has no problem with members of the far-right Identitarian Movement […] The article "…
The violent attack on a taxi driver in Leoben also occupied the Austrian National Council on Monday afternoon. The reason was that among the suspects were officials of the far-right Identitarian Movement. One of those investigated had until recently been an employee of a Viennese member of parliament from the Freedom Party (FPÖ). He was relieved of his duties after the incidents came to light. The other parties then attacked the Freedom Party.
“The former parliamentary staffer in question applied directly to me and was only employed for a few hours per week. No one else was involved in the hiring process. As soon as I became aware of accounts from the media regarding the alleged events in Leoben, I immediately took what I considered the unavoidable and necessary step and terminated the employment relationship with the staffer affected by the media allegations ‘with immediate effect’ o…
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