The 2 new (female) Ministers for Defense and for Integration are not even sworn in yet, but FPÖs Hofer and Kickl are already attacking them:
https://kurier.at/politik/inland/integrationsministerin-noch-nicht-angelobt-aber-kickl-wettert-schon/400714620
Hofer says that a „Defense Minister should have at least served in the Military or in the Draft“ and calls her „not really qualified for the job“. (This is not completely wrong, because the ÖVP often awards ministerial posts according to their internal party structure, Claudia Tanner comes from the ÖVPs farmer wing, which is not something that has a lot to do with Defense).
Kickl attacked Susanne Raab today, saying that there doesn’t even need to be a Ministry of Integration, because it is a duty of immigrants to integrate on their own and no state aid should be needed and that the ÖVP used to „block his ideas on immigration“ when he was still in office. He also said Austria needs „repatriation centers“ for immigrants and not an integration ministry.
Lol good to see the FPO continuing to show their ugly colours. Also it's ridiculous to assert that the Austrian Defesne Minister needs to be a veteran- it's not like you're facing a constant existential threat. Without such threates that require experienced Ministers, it's better to have a civi Minister who can be more critical of the military.
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