"With the population"

Election campaign: Doskozil and Kickl at loggerheads over image

Doskozil and Kickl use the same slogan to demonstrate their pro-people policy. Opinions differ as to who copied the slogan from whom.

(Bild: ORF, APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH, Krone KREATIV,)

Both the SPÖ and the FPÖ are "in a coalition with the people". "Who was there first?" voters ask. The slogan for the upcoming election campaign is causing a stir. The background. 

The super election year casts its shadow ahead. Whether National Council, EU Parliament or regional parliament - every election campaign will be tough. The political messages are clear. "In coalition with the people" is how the Social Democratic governor Hans Peter Doskozil sees himself.

Same slogan
The same slogan has now appeared with the likeness of Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl. The FPÖ leader is said to have copied this slogan from Doskozil, according to accusations from the red camp.

Kickl and Doskozil use the same slogan.

(Bild: zVg)

A plagiarism?
A side blow with a sharp pen: "As the political credo of our provincial governor is now apparently being copied and a meaningless campaign cobbled together from it, I will take the liberty of sending a fee note from the SPÖ Burgenland," posted SPÖ regional manager Jasmin Puchwein on Facebook, addressed to the FPÖ in Vienna. Bold plagiarism alert!

No reason for excitement for the blue party, which calmly and surprisingly rejects such criticism. "The SPÖ Burgenland already launched the slogan after the 2020 election," says Puchwein.

The upcoming election campaign will be tough.

(Bild: P. Huber)

Criticism from the ÖVP
Election campaign yes, but please don't overdo it! With this request, Georg Rosner, ÖVP mayor of Oberwart, responded to the heated debate surrounding the "head ban" demanded by his own party. Following ÖVP criticism of the "disguised media empire of the provincial governor" and his party-political calculations in reports in magazines such as "Mein Burgenland", SPÖ club chairman Roland Fürst played the ball back.

Focus on balance
The mayor of Oberwart appears on average 28 times with his face in every issue of the city news, Fürst countered. "I appear 28 times, our SPÖ deputy mayor 25 times," replied Rosner. The ÖVP politician emphasized that he strives for balance and a fair working atmosphere in the municipality.

However, he noted that too often a false image is conveyed. One example: according to the magazine "Mein Burgenland", the state is investing €45 million in the Oberwart education campus. "I am very grateful for the support. However, the state's contribution amounts to €15 million, with the municipality paying two thirds," explained Rosner.