No political return for Kurz: "I think I've done my bit"

2023-04-17 05:06:00

“Ten years in the federal government – I think I’ve made my contribution,” said the politician, who is currently an entrepreneur, on Sunday evening as part of the ORF program “Im Zentrum” in response to a question from moderator Claudia Reiterer. He was very happy “with what I’m doing now”. When asked about a possible charge against him in connection with the advertisement affair, Kurz said calmly: “I’ll be glad if it were finally like that”. A court decision will possibly go out for him and then it will be clear “that these allegations were wrong”.

Kurz was on the program with the topic “Europe hanging by a thread – how big is China’s power?” invited to discuss. In the discussion about China, Kurz supported, among others, French President Emmanuel Macron, whose recent statements regarding greater independence for Europe from the United States had been variously criticized. Kurz said in connection with the conflict between China and Taiwan that de-escalation was “more than appropriate”. The EU is doing the right thing by “not trying to pour oil on the fire” in this conflict.