On chestnuts with...
Klimt-Weithaler: “Protest writes itself as K-P-Ö”
The "Krone" series on the regional elections in Styria: On chestnuts with Claudia Klimt-Weithaler, the KPÖ's lead candidate.
Sunglasses, green sweater and purple gilet - this is how the KPÖ's lead candidate arrives for the "Steirerkrone" interview. She casually tucks the Stanitzel Maroni under her arm, but can she also keep her cool on hot topics such as the FPÖ upswing?
"Krone": Ms. Klimt-Weithaler, there are busts of Karl Marx in the offices of many KPÖ members. What adorns your desk?
Claudia Klimt-Weithaler: There is a lot of paper on my desk - and a photo of my daughters.
The construction industry is at rock bottom. Shouldn't you be supporting it if you are in favor of affordable housing?
Affordable housing means that something has to be done for tenants, but of course also for those who have bought their own property. There needs to be a complete change of course in housing policy, because unfortunately more and more people can no longer afford to live.
Does the FPÖ's success annoy you?
I'm not annoyed, but I do find it worrying that people are so disgruntled and only find a party to protest against. Protest can also be written in three capital letters: K-P-Ö.
You are strong in Graz, but what do the Communists do specifically for the rural population?
We are now on the municipal or city council in several areas, and we try to listen to people in the countryside as well as in the city. Our doors are always open, a lot of people come to us with requests and concerns, and we then try to elevate these to a political level in the respective committees. It is important to be there for people, no matter where they live.
Do you still go to yoga regularly so close to the election, or is there not enough time?
I always do 15 minutes of yoga in the morning before I go to work. I make the time, and I prefer to get up a little earlier.
If you could go out for chestnuts with a politician, dead or alive, who would it be?
Now that I meet Elke Kahr very rarely, I would go out for chestnuts with her.
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