Because an FPÖ member had to share his love for egg dumplings on Hitler’s birthday on the Internet, there is turbulence in the party.
One of the men works as a police officer for the Burgenland State Police Directorate, has now been suspended and is waiting for disciplinary proceedings. And: He receives rifle aid from FPÖ federal army trade unionist Manfred Haidinger. He railed on Twitter against the “prejudice” of the man and attacked in particular “Falter” editor-in-chief Florian Klenk, who got the ball rolling by outing the egg dumplings.
“Don’t want us to act like this”
Spicy: Haidinger competed against the federal chairman Norbert Hofer at the regional party convention of the FPÖ Burgenland. Hofer decided the duel for himself and now spoke up about the egg dumpling case and Haidinger’s comments.
There is a different tone under his team in the FPÖ Burgenland, Hofer said on Thursday according to “ORF Burgenland”. “I don’t like such phrases,” says Hofer. About Haidinger’s phrases like “Do you really think that real Nazis come out like this?” said the double FPÖ leader: “I don’t want us to act like that.”
An immediate dismissal of Haidingers is not an issue, especially after the standoff for the team in autumn. “I know exactly what would be said then and I don’t want that at all,” explained Hofer. You can certainly work well with the unionist. However: “There is a limit and then I exclude.”
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