Left-wing activists?

ÖVP party headquarters in Tyrol smeared with paint

Parked cars in front of the party headquarters were also affected.(Bild: Tiroler Volkspartei)

The Tyrolean ÖVP party headquarters in Innsbruck and cars parked in front of it were splattered with paint on Wednesday night. State manager Sebastian Kolland suspected that "apparently left-wing activists on the fringes of an anti-femicide demonstration" were responsible. 

The words "Not one less" were written on the facade, and a rally on the topic of femicide had taken place that evening. "Left-wing extremist anarchists, who always portray themselves as defenders of freedom of expression and pretend to want to protect democracy, are once again showing that they are the true anti-democrats," Kolland said in a statement.

"There is a lack of arguments"
Anyone who resorts to such methods "clearly lacks arguments," he said. "This completely undermines the important and justified cause of the demonstration, namely the demand for measures to prevent the murder of women," said the party manager angrily. He called on the organizers to "distance themselves from the incidents and condemn them in no uncertain terms."

ÖVP files complaint
Not only was the facade of the building on Fallmerayerstraße pelted with four to six red paint bags, but the sidewalk and five parked cars in front of it were also affected. "The amount of damage is not yet known," according to the police. The ÖVP filed a complaint about the incident.