SPÖ would no longer argue against it this time, but for the FPÖ such a video appearance would still be “not the right step in terms of neutrality” and “wouldn’t have a de-escalation effect”, as Axel Kassegger put it in the Ö1 “Mittagsjournal” . ” let me know on Tuesday.
Sobotka insists on unanimity
With the FPÖ’s strict no, the matter should have been resolved before the NEOS even put their idea up for discussion again in the presidency on Thursday – because in the office of National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) they insist on the agreement of all the factions in the presidential.
At least the SPÖ would no longer interfere with the speech. The SPÖ’s attitude during the first pink advance in March led to an internal party row. This time, the head of the red vice club Jörg Leichtfried immediately emphasized that his group was “not against it”, but it would be important that there was a debate with the federal government after such a speech.