“Kickl’s signing of his ‘Vienna Declaration’ in the name of Austria amounts to political arrogance. He does not represent Austria externally in any official capacity. Contrary to what he likes to claim, Kickl cannot speak for Austria, especially not for all Austrians. He shows once again that he doesn’t care at all about the democratic process, because even without a government mandate he signed the so-called ‘Vienna Declaration’ with Viktor Orbán on behalf of the whole of Austria. He continues his policy of presumption and provocation. “It is in no way statesmanlike or even patriotic,” commented the General Secretary of the People’s Party, Christian Stocker, on the signing of the so-called ‘Vienna Declaration’ by Herbert Kickl on behalf of Austria during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
“There is also the disregard for our state symbols. For example, he has been walking around with the flag of Peru on his suit lapel for months – the stripes of the Austrian flag are by definition horizontal,” says Stocker and further comments: “And the symbols of the EU are apparently not safe from him either, because According to media reports, the EU flag was removed during Viktor Orbán’s visit to parliament. These may be symbolic acts, but they show the comprehensive contempt for Austria and the EU that Kickl shows here,” said Stocker.
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