FPÖ politician Spalt:

“Nobody needs to be afraid of Herbert Kickl”

Thomas Spalt from Feldkirch will replace Reinhold Bösch in parliament in 2022.(Bild: S. Schlingensiepen)

Vorarlberg FPÖ member of the National Council Thomas Spalt (39) talks about his controversial party leader Herbert Kickl and the unpopular "Kulturschickeria" in a major "Krone" interview. 

"Krone": Mr. Spalt, you replaced Reinhard Bösch in the National Council in November 2022. How was the move to the National Council?
Thomas Spalt: I had already gained many years of experience in politics, including as a city councillor in Feldkirch, but it was quite a change. The tone in the National Council is a little rougher, the topics are varied, but on the whole it's an intensive, exciting job.