"Where is this going?"

Shooting at Kickl: action is too much even for the SPÖ

(Bild: facebook.com/fpoe)

There is a lot of excitement in the blue camp because of an action by the Socialist Youth on the fringes of an election campaign event in Lower Austria. There, people were allowed to shoot balls at cans with Herbert Kickl's crossed-out portrait. But even the SPÖ thinks this goes "clearly too far".

On Sunday, Rainer Spenger, Deputy Mayor of Wr. Neustadt and Red Party leader, expressed his indignation. "Young people have many privileges. And they can get away with a lot compared to their elders. They can, no, they should even try things out. They have the right to make mistakes and - of course - sometimes also the right to test boundaries. But what the Socialist Youth did yesterday in Wiener Neustadt - on the fringes of Andreas Babler's election campaign appearance - clearly went too far, clearly overstepped the mark," wrote the local politician on Facebook.

"You don't shoot at people (even if they were just cans by proxy)! Because where does that lead?" Spenger continued. He now expects a public apology from those responsible.

FPÖ demands immediate resignation of Babler
For the FPÖ, this is a "disgusting action" and a "transgression of boundaries that must not be tolerated". Blue Party General Secretary Michael Schnedlitz demanded the immediate resignation of SPÖ leader Babler.