Before the election in the House
Demo in front of parliament: Leftists lay down rosary
The election of the President of the National Council took place on Thursday. The FPÖ had nominated Walter Rosenkranz in advance. Left-wing activists did not like this at all. A handful of demonstrators therefore gathered in front of parliament at dawn to make their displeasure known. A rosary was symbolically laid down (see video above).
The Viennese small party LINKS, which received 2.06% of the vote in the 2020 municipal and regional elections, was responsible for the action. In this year's National Council elections, LINKS ran in alliance with the KPÖ (2.4 percent).
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The activists marched in front of parliament in a funeral procession to demonstrate against Walter Rosenkranz. They then laid a funeral wreath with the slogan "Democracy - be careful when choosing a wreath".
Pictures of the funeral procession:
All newly elected parliamentarians know who Walter Rosenkranz is. Anyone who votes for him is complicit.
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"Rosenkranz is a German nationalist fraternity member"
"Rosenkranz is a German nationalist fraternity member, friend of the extreme right-wing thugs 'Identitarian Movement' and publicly praises avowed National Socialists such as NSDAP member Johann Karl Stich. LINKS considers the appointment of politicians like Rosenkranz to democratic offices to be a danger to democracy," it said in a press release.
"A right-wing extremist fraternity member as president of parliament is more than a breach of taboo, it is not enough to say a cautionary 'Wehret den Anfängen', a NO and NEVER is required," emphasized one of the activists at the funeral procession.
One activist warned all parties represented in parliament: "All newly elected members of parliament know who Walter Rosenkranz is. Anyone who votes for him is complicit."
But it was all to no avail: on Thursday afternoon, Rosenkranz was elected First President of the National Council with 61.7 percent of the vote.
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