FPÖ - Reifenberger: There is also a clear line in the FPÖ with "Sky Shield". Liberal Parliament Club

2023-07-15 10:22:05

Permanent ÖVP attempts to split the FPÖ are an expression of helplessness and will not be successful

Vienna (OTS) – “The attempt by the ÖVP to tie the future of national military defense to the ‘Sky Shield’ project is not only wrong in substance, but also a single diversionary maneuver by a party that has actually never cared about the Austrian Armed Forces . For decades, the People’s Party has starved the Austrian army. Only ex-FPÖ Minister Mario Kunasek managed to raise more money for national defense against vehement resistance from the ÖVP,” said FPÖ military spokesman NAbg. Volker Reifenberger, who also underlined the unified line of the FPÖ on this issue: “We reject ‘Sky Shield’ because it is not compatible with Austrian neutrality and therefore want the citizens to decide whether Austria should originally join the missile umbrella initiated by NATO or not. It doesn’t matter, which the ÖVP also often claims that the FPÖ is at odds on this issue – it’s untrue!”

One shouldn’t simply look on as this black-green federal government continues to work on the piecemeal abolition of neutrality. The active entry into an economic war with Russia and the payments from Austria for the military build-up of the war party Ukraine via the EU had already led to Austria being no longer viewed as a neutral state by the nuclear power Russia, Reifenberger pointed out. “Austria’s security was only endangered by the ill-considered actions of this ÖVP-led government. Chancellor Nehammer talks about wanting to give the Austrians security and takes action after action to endanger this security. And now ‘Sky Shield’ is supposed to make up for all its missteps? Nehammer probably doesn’t even believe that himself,” said the Liberal military spokesman NAbg. Volker Reifenberger.

Reifenberger saw the never-ending attacks by the ÖVP on the FPÖ as an expression of the helplessness of the People’s Party, which, given the disastrous poll numbers, is now apparently thrashing about wildly like a drowning man. “But that won’t have any effect. As with many other issues in the past, the FPÖ also follows a consistent line on the issues of neutrality and ‘Sky Shield’. This policy of taking a clear stance is also a reason for the currently very high level of support for the FPÖ,” emphasized the FPÖ-NAbg. Volker Reifenberger.