At an extraordinary meeting of the National Council, Schallenberg reiterated that he wanted to work closely with former Chancellor Kurz, who had meanwhile moved to the position of head of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) parliamentary group.
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The course, which took diplomat Schallenberg to the highest political positions, already on Monday rejected claims that he would be a kind of “shadow chancellor.”
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The former chancellor and leader of the People’s Republic of Kurz resigned on Saturday after the prosecutor’s office began investigating him on suspicion that in 2016 he had public opinion polls conducted forged taxpayers falsified in his favor.
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This was to ensure the progress of the young politician at the head of the party and the government. Several of his closest colleagues are also accused, all of whom, including Kurz, deny the accusations.
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In his speech, the new chancellor said that he would maintain the current restrictive policy on migration. The head of government refused to accept new refugees and advocated that the countries and the European Union instead help their region of origin.
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The priority of his cabinet will be the “ecological-social” tax reform, which, according to the plans of the Exchange rate government, was to include the so-called carbon tax.
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He did not mention the corruption affair of his predecessor and did not publish any plans of his cabinet to fight corruption, notes the DPA.
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More pro-European chancellor
Schallenberg added that his government would be pro-European. He will travel to Brussels later this week to meet with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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According to the DPA, the course has repeatedly attracted attention with critical statements addressed to the European Union.
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During the debate, the opposition, led by the Social Democrats (SPÖ), demanded that Schallenberg clearly cut himself off from the “power apparatus of his predecessor”.
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“Whoever blindly follows cannot lead,” said SPÖ boss Pamela Rendi-Wagner.
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According to her, it seems that the “Exchange rate system” will continue to dominate in Austria. She probably came across the way of governing, which was revealed by the published ex-chancellor’s chat reports.
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In some places, the course takes the opposite views than those it communicated externally, makes cynical behind-the-scenes agreements and, according to the DPA, abuses power.
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