Crisis meetings underway

SPÖ crisis meetings in Tyrol non-stop

The SPÖ provincial party headquarters in Innsbruck's Salurner Straße.(Bild: Johanna Birbaumer)

The illustrious hunting circle of Tyrol's SPÖ leader and deputy governor Georg Dornauer, Signa founder René Benko and a Tyrolean hotelier continues to make waves. The Social Democrats are holding one meeting after another - the first details have already leaked out. The "Krone" has now also received sworn statements. 

Unsurprisingly, crisis meetings are on the agenda for the SPÖ. According to information from "Krone", meetings were held late into the night on Monday, and the anger towards Deputy Governor Dornauer is said to have been "great" in some cases.

The meetings continued this morning, and according to internal circles, efforts are being made to discuss the matter - but it appears that no joint position has yet been reached. The crisis meetings continued in the afternoon.

Clear video message from LH Mattle
Governor and coalition partner Anton Mattle (ÖVP) had already vehemently and publicly demanded a clear position on Monday - by means of a list of signatures from SPÖ functionaries who stand behind their boss. But the governor waited in vain.

That evening, he followed up and published a video on his social media channels, expressing his displeasure at Dornauer's behavior: "It's time to stop such inappropriate antics and stupidity and concentrate on working for Tyrol," he told his deputy.

Affidavit
In the afternoon, Mattle had summoned the Tyrolean SPÖ leader and then described a violation of the weapons ban - which Dornauer does not claim to have violated because it was not him but a hotelier friend who shot the stag - as a "red line".

The "Krone" reported in detail. Mattle had not only demanded that Dornauer's party take a stand, but had also asked him to prove to the public that he had not actually shot the deer - by means of affidavits. These are now also available to the "Tiroler Krone", as is the excerpt from the hunting log (hunting ground 205111131). This shows that the 72 kilogram stag was not shot by Dornauer, but by a hotelier friend (name known to the editors). 

National party council coming up
A scheduled provincial party council is on the agenda for next week. If the matter is not resolved by then, it is likely to be discussed at the second highest party body.