ÖVP blue light summit

Anger over “Drexler’s politicization of the police”

An ÖVP event for the police shortly before the national elections: LH Christopher Drexler invited.

(Bild: Jauschowetz Christian/Christian Jauschowetz)

Just a few days before the election, the Styrian district ÖVP invited people to a large "blue light summit" in Weiz - and many police officers were supposed to come to the meeting with Christopher Drexler.

Just four days before the national elections, a "police emergency" apparently broke out in Eastern Styria, as critics say, because the black governor of Styria, Christopher Drexler, hastily convened a "blue light summit" in St. Kathrein am Offenegg. As a result, his district ÖVP Weiz eagerly drummed up participants for the afternoon event at the inn. Of course, the invitation was also sent - at relatively short notice - to the Weiz district police command.