Vienna. Former Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), who participated in a television program for the first time after a long break, became a hot topic with the statements he made on Krone TV. Kurz, who came to terms with his critics, also attracted attention with the statements he made about FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl. “If Kickl becomes prime minister, that’s democracy. “If you like the election result, it is democracy; if you do not like it, it is populism.” Kurz ignored the question of whether Kickl was a “far-right extremist” and said: “I want different views to be respected a little more.” He was content with answering.
Surprisingly, Kurz did not criticize Kickl, who was one of the reasons for the end of the Turquoise-Blue coalition, as he did not want to resign from his post as Minister of Internal Affairs under pressure from the ÖVP after the Ibiza video. Kurz says he stands behind the turbulent coalition period with FPÖ „I am proud of the coalition we have established with the FPÖ. We had a balanced budget and no debt. “I think our stance on immigration is correct.” he expressed in his words.
Kurz settled scores with his critics and harshly criticized the U-Committee!
Kurz, who is being investigated for “making a false statement in the Ibiza U Committee”, also made harsh criticisms about the process he went through. Kurz’s response to the investigation committee “We are now in a system where the purpose of questioning in the investigation commission is not to learn something, but to implicate the witness in false testimony. “Politics is now characterized by constant attempts to incriminate others.” His statements attracted attention.
Kurz is looking forward to the verdict expected next week in the perjury case with a relaxed attitude. All members of the Supervisory Board testified in their favor that they had no influence on the election of Thomas Schmid as CEO of ÖBAG. Kurz thinks it is unfair that he has to justify himself in court because of semantic arguments. „It was the beginning of the pandemic. I didn’t prepare myself well, I could have done better. But I know what kind of environment the investigation committees are; quips, interruptions and insinuations…” He criticized.
Kurz, who still likes to talk about world politics, said about the war in Ukraine: “We are not heading towards a third world war. But there will be no winner because Russia is a nuclear power. A solution is needed at the negotiating table. “The sooner this is found, the sooner the mutual deaths will end.” He stated: ( news)
2024-02-15 16:40:18