It seems highly unlikely that the small party will actually manage to clear the necessary four percent hurdle. Polls currently put them at less than one percent. Mulla, however, does not trust them and was combative on ORF: “You can’t rely on polls.” He once again rejected the accusation that the name change was intended to deceive voters.
“Redistribute wealth,” specifically a wealth cap of 250 million euros, is one of the party’s main goals, and to do so as soon as possible. He is not worried about the exodus of the super-rich or the violation of property rights. But there are also big long-term goals, such as a “military-free” Austria in 30 years or the vision of a 21-hour week. This should be achieved gradually, after an initial reduction to 35 hours per week. “We have the sad anniversary of the fact that working hours in Austria have not been reduced for 50 years.”
Mulla is not in favor of the monitoring of messenger services that the ÖVP has recently called for several times. In general, he is not a fan of the People’s Party. “All the things that we are not happy with today, whether in the asylum or health sector, are at least partly the fault of the ÖVP.” He is also annoyed by the “centralized power of the regional rulers” and wants a fundamental change in federalism.
Mulla said that cooperation with other parties to strengthen their own chances was discussed, but then fell through. For example, there was an offer to run on the SPÖ list. “But after months of negotiations, we noticed that the SPÖ does not want to renew itself.” There were also appointments with the KPÖ, which, like the Wandel, focuses on the issue of housing and wants to campaign against housing speculators, “but none of them showed up.” After Mulla, the top candidate from the list of the same name, Madeleine Petrovic, was actually planned to speak, but the second part of the double press hour was cancelled due to a special storm broadcast.
