Tyrol's FPÖ critical

Abwerzger: “There is chaos and panic in the ÖVP”

(Bild: krone.tv)

In an interview with krone.tv, Tyrol's FPÖ Chairman Markus Abwerzger admits a certain disappointment with the result of the Innsbruck municipal elections from the FPÖ's point of view - only third place for top candidate Markus Lassenberger: "It's still not completely explainable for us, you have to admit that openly."

We had expected more: "We are not extremely disappointed now, because it is still the second-best result we have ever had in Innsbruck. First place would not have been possible, quite the opposite of the polls. But we will work together with Mayor Anzengruber. And Markus Lassenberger would also be a good city councillor."

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Abwerzger also makes people sit up and take notice of federal political issues. For example, on the behavior of Andreas Hanger (ÖVP) in the committee of inquiry: "The way the ÖVP is currently behaving is now politically paranoid, because they have only chosen the FPÖ as their enemy. There is not a word from Hanger in the committee of inquiry that is not consumed by hatred. The middle-class camp should consider whether this is still useful. We in the FPÖ are stable in first place in the polls, the ÖVP is heading down towards 20 percent. There is chaos and absolute panic."