Debates to read up on
National Council election: TV debates enter second round
The TV debates on ORF for the National Council elections entered their second round on Tuesday evening. In the first debate, FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl and Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler (The Greens) faced off, followed by Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) and Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP). The tone was much harsher than in the previous week ...
The first confrontation between Kickl and Vice-Chancellor Kogler was moderated by Alexandra Maritza Wachter. The rifts between the Green and Blue parties were still deep, with discussions about Kogler's "firewall against the FPÖ" statement right at the start. The Vice-Chancellor defended the statement, whereupon Kickl called him an "anti-democrat".
Wild duel with Hitler taferl
Things were not very friendly in other respects either. The first taferl was also used: Werner Kogler pulled out a photo of an anti-vaccination demonstration showing Adolf Hitler. The Vice-Chancellor accused the FPÖ leader of trivializing the Holocaust during the coronavirus pandemic - which he naturally denied.
Nehammer entered the duel round with Meinl-Reisinger
This was followed by the second duel of the evening between Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) and Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), which was chaired by Susanne Schnabl. The debate was much calmer, with the biggest bone of contention being a possible ÖVP coalition with the FPÖ. The ÖVP leader thus entered the duel round; the NEOS leader had already debated with Kickl the previous week.
Coalition offer from Pink to Turquoise
There was also disagreement on economic policy. While the NEOS demanded an austerity package and less national debt, Nehammer wanted to "make the cake bigger" so that the economy would not collapse. Nevertheless, right at the beginning there was a coalition offer from Pink to Turquoise ... Meinl-Reisinger made it clear that they were ready to "take responsibility".
You can read the first TV round with the duels Babler - Kogler and Meinl-Reisinger vs Kickl here.
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