Scurrilous protest

“Guerrilla action” for the emperor

Habsburg fans want more emperors again(Bild: Marion Hörmandinger)

The action was not officially registered: Friends of the Habsburgs and fans of the former monarch Franz Joseph carted an eight-metre-high tower to Bad Ischl on a tractor and had beer delivered to the mayor's office - all in protest against the cultural program.

It was a secretly planned "guerrilla-style" action that took place on Friday next to the B145 between Ebensee and Bad Ischl. Shortly before 9 a.m., a tractor suddenly pulled up in the parking lot of the former "Hecka-Wirt" inn, carrying an eight-metre-high tower on its trailer.