Hundreds of participants
Police secure the Ballhausplatz with pedestrian gates
On Monday morning, NGOs and students gathered at Vienna's Ballhausplatz for a rally against Herbert Kickl as Federal Chancellor. The occasion was the meeting between FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl and Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen in the Hofburg. A large police contingent including WEGA was on site. The demonstration was deemed to have ended at around 12.30 pm.
Several hundred participants gathered for the demonstration in front of the Hofburg. "Ballhausplatz is cordoned off with barricades and a large police contingent is on site to secure the area," police spokesman David Pawlik told krone.at. In any case, the demonstration was not registered, which would have required a lead time of around 48 hours.
Demonstrators: "Kick Kickl out"
"All together against fascism", chanted the demonstrators loudly on Ballhausplatz. They alternately shouted slogans against the FPÖ and fascism and appealed to Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. They reminded him of his earlier statement and called on him to keep his promise and "kick Kickl out".
The Jewish Austrian University Students and Volkshilfe Österreich had announced a spontaneous protest rally, which took place on Ballhausplatz on Monday:
Grannies Against the Right as well as well-known NGOs such as SOS Mitmensch and Seniors for Future could be seen behind the barriers, speaking out against Herbert Kickl as Federal Chancellor.
Against exclusion, hatred and division
"Breaking off the coalition negotiations is a dangerous blow to the foundations of our democracy - it opens the door to a coalition with right-wing extremism. We must not accept this," explained Erich Fenninger, Director of Volkshilfe Österreich, at Platform X. According to Fenninger, what is needed now is a committed democracy movement that takes a clear stance: Against exclusion, hatred and division. For solidarity, cohesion and social justice.
The reason for the rally was the meeting between FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl and Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, which took place on Monday at 11 a.m. in the Hofburg. In a statement by Van der Bellen following the meeting, Herbert Kickl was tasked with forming a government.
"A strong signal against the right"
"We call on all democratic forces to send a strong signal against the planned far-right government and to join our spontaneous protest," wrote the Jewish Austrian University Students on Platform X on Sunday evening.
The action against the FPÖ leader will not be the only one. The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Greenpeace, Volkshilfe and SOS Mitmensch have already called for another "rally against an extreme right-wing Federal Chancellor" on Sunday evening. This is to take place on Thursday, January 9, at 6 pm on Vienna's Ballhausplatz.
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