Herbert Kickl, the leader of the opposition Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), urged to ask the opinion of the population in Austria on the maintenance of EU sanctions against Russia on Monday.
These sanctions were invented in Brussels and the careless (Austrian) federal government simply nodded, but the citizens have to pay the price by making their well-being and social security more expensive in the country," said the former interior minister.
Based on the experience so far, it is already obvious that these sanctions, as a knee-jerk reaction, will harm Europe and Austria more than Russia, which is gaining record revenues due to the explosive increase in energy prices, and they will not end the war in Ukraine, Kickl emphasized.
THEREFORE, HE URGED THAT AUSTRIA CHANCELLOR KARL NEHAMMER CALL A REFERENDUM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE QUESTION, AS "THE FPÖ ADVOCATES LAST WEEK WITH ITS MOTION IN THE LOWER HOUSE (NATIONALRAT), WHICH THE OTHER PARTIES REJECTED".
In the announcement, Kickl emphasized that as the heating season approaches, more and more people find themselves in a situation where they do not know how they will pay for the heating of their homes amid soaring energy prices, which are causing countless businesses in the economy to tremble for their existence.
He emphasized that it is a People's Party-Green government with the support of the left-wing "pseudo-opposition".
has pushed Austria into a catastrophic trade war, putting at risk everything that generations of citizens have built with hard work over decades: solid prosperity, successful businesses and social stability".
"People therefore have the right to vote directly on whether they are willing to sacrifice this or not!" Kickl added.
Source: Origo
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