Criticism Is Growing Louder

Stelzer’s Call to Order to the Federal Government

Upper Austria’s Governor Stelzer sharply criticizes the federal government’s work.(Bild: Peter C. Mayr)

Things can’t go on like this—criticism from prominent figures in the ÖVP and SPÖ directed at the turquoise/black-red-pink federal government is growing audibly louder. ÖVP heavyweight Thomas Stelzer is now going the farthest.

The Upper Austrian state leader—who is fighting for his political life because the FPÖ aims to capture the governor’s seat in the 1.5-million-strong state on the Enns River in next year’s elections, following its victory in Styria —is issuing a sharp call to order via “Krone,” is issuing a sharp call to order from Linz to Vienna.