Carinthian politicans against Interior Minister
Politicans of Austrias most southern province Carinthia are not happy about the plans of the Interior Minister. The Interior Minister of the Peoples Party, Maria Fekter, desires more police for Vienna, which should be taken from Carinthia.
It’s a rare thing in Austrian politics when the Orange party BZÖ and Socialdemocrats have the same opinion. But in Carinthia they speak with one tongue these days. The orange people and the ones from the Socialdemocratic party think that Carinthia needs its policemen theirselves. They should not go to Vienna.
Also the minister president of Carinthia, Gerhard Dörfler (the orange ones), said that “the failures of the Austrian Interior Minister should not be decided on the back of the federal states.” “Carinthia is not guilty for the chaos in Vienna”, confirms Dörfler. He adds that Carinthian policemen should do their job in Carinthia.
Harsh words also from the Socialdemocrats of Carinthia. “The decision in Vienna is unacceptable and a provocation”, said its security spokesman Rudolf Schober. He thinks that Carinthia is going to be overrun with a wave of crime, if Vienna wants to take away the police.
Carinthia is not the only province which should lose most of its police forces. There are also signs that the Interior Minister wants to have the policemen of Burgenland to do their job in Vienna.
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