“Right -wing extremists are a danger to democracy – ÖVP and FPÖ have to explain”

In view of the current revelations around the Schimanek case, club chairwoman Helga Krimmer calls for a clear positioning of the FPÖ Lower Austria and the ÖVP-FPÖ coalition in the country. “Extremism and threat to the state must be combated on all sides. However, the endangerment from right -wing extremist Austrians who want a different state weighs particularly hard, ”said Helga Krismer.

The connections of the FPÖ councilor Karl Schimanek to anti-state groups raise serious questions. “This is a matter of FPÖ Lower Austria, and I expect an unmistakable statement by Udo Landbauer, Walter Rosenkranz and Johanna Mikl-Leitner. It is not enough to talk or dive the problem, ”clarifies the green club chairman.

In this context, the Greens are reminiscent of their decisive rejection of an FPÖ National Council President. “The strongest party in the National Council has no automatic claim to the chair. The behavior of the FPÖ in particular shows how important it is to occupy this position carefully, ”emphasizes Helga Krismer.

In the course of investigations against the right-wing extremist German group “Saxon separatists”, Rene Schimanek, President of the National Council of National Councilor Walter Rosenkranz, apparently came to a target for the authorities after the constitutional protection officer found his main residence in a forest house in Langenlois Nazi Memorabilia and ammunition had.

“If you take seriously as a government party, you have to clearly differentiate yourself from state refusers and democracy. I am now expecting that from the black and blue state government, ”concludes Helga Krismer.