If the ÖVP and SPÖ had a relationship status on social media, there would probably be only one option: “It’s complicated.”
A few weeks ago, the SPÖ lost its grip on the subject of power cuts in the city because it was seeking access to the public and not directly to the city leader. The ÖVP also identified the Social Democrats as the ones involved in the rumors of a split between Strobl and former town councilor Rath.
A tone that SPÖ party leader John Haas does not like – also so that the dial of increase does not turn further to the election of the local council: “I believe that a reconsideration process should be held by the head of the city Strobl and he should learn to deal with diversity of opinion. .”
SPÖ city councilor Sabine Jansky emphasizes that the SPÖ is not always wrong with its issues: “You can see that our issues are relevant in the actions of the ÖVP, for example with the ‘Melk help’ issue.”
Regarding the upcoming local council elections, the SPÖ wants the ÖVP to be more willing to debate and to be more transparent. “We sense that something is moving in the city. The bond between citizens and us has been growing stronger in the current legislative period. More and more people want to tell us something that we can use to deal with this,” said SPÖ party leader John Haas.
The ÖVP as the culprit for the bad political climate in the city? Naturally, people see things differently with the ÖVP and can only be surprised by the Social Democrats.
ÖVP-Reisinger: SPÖ should participate more
ÖVP parliamentary group leader Ute Reisinger brings the ball back to the SPÖ: “We would really like it if the SPÖ were more involved in the drafting of the resolutions rather than just voting against decisions and so avoiding responsibility.” budget, in which local SPÖ councilors Haas and Emminger always vote against it. “They vote against it because they think they don’t know enough about it, but then they want money for some things,” Reisinger said angrily. It is also important for her to involve all parliamentary groups, including the FPÖ, in the decision-making processes.
When it comes to transparency, Haas again raises the issue of live streaming of local council meetings: “There are many ÖVP communities where this is already being implemented without much effort. I wonder how worried the ÖVP is if citizens listen to the meeting through a live stream.”
According to the city of Melk, there has already been a meeting about this topic to go through possible systems. However, according to the city manager Strobl, we are still deciding whether and in what form a different form of the live stream would make sense. Reisinger emphasizes to the NÖN that all milkers already have the opportunity to participate in local council meetings: “When it comes to important issues, we actively encourage citizens to participate take But the SPÖ always says this is a sales event.”
