Whether or not this was primarily his achievement is debatable. In any case, the political veteran has not made any main errors from a liberal perspective. He saved his anti-establishment card all through your complete marketing campaign, provoked when he thought it was acceptable, and saved his cool when it appeared extra tactically useful.
The brand new factor regarding Vilimsky on this election marketing campaign was his look. The 57-year-old has just lately been strolling via the political panorama slimmer and youthful. By way of content material, nevertheless, every little thing has stayed the identical. Vilimsky performs the EU critic who, nevertheless, doesn’t need to communicate out in favor of “Öxit.” If he desires to make Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban the Fee President, Vilimsky is aware of simply as nicely that this is not going to occur as he is aware of that he’s assured to make the headlines.
Media skilled
He’s undoubtedly a media skilled. The Viennese man accomplished a college course in public relations in 1990 and, following a 12 months on the Street Security Board, grew to become press officer within the FPÖ parliamentary group in 1991. In 1996 he moved to the identical place in Vienna Metropolis Corridor, the place the loyalist of the then get together chief Heinz-Christian Strache was additionally state get together secretary from 2004 to 2006. Later, as basic secretary, he was additionally the get together’s mouthpiece on the federal stage for a few years.
In all of those positions, Vilimsky was thought of a tricky man, not solely untypical for this place. The Freedom Celebration member apparently overdid it for the Federal President. Alexander Van der Bellen made it clear in 2017 that he wouldn’t swear Vilimsky in as a minister. Nevertheless, the Freedom Celebration’s prime EU politician has not dominated out such an development sooner or later.
Vilimsky likes to behave significantly powerful
Vilimsky’s fixed concern since he joined the EU Parliament in 2014 has been to deliver collectively the far-right forces. There have been some successes, however there are nonetheless two massive camps. The truth that Marine Le Pen has separated from the German AfD doesn’t make the scenario any simpler. However Vilimsky, who desires to keep up ties with the German sister get together, is clearly attempting to stay on good phrases with all camps and thus be capable of tackle a mediating position.
He is named somebody who can lose his mood at occasions. This most just lately occurred through the EU election marketing campaign, when he felt that the ORF had denigrated him as a right-wing extremist and indignantly broke off an interview. The regulation and order politician likes to painting himself as significantly powerful. In a single self-experiment, Vilimsky even had 50,000 volts shot via his physique with a taser.
Previously, the Freedom Celebration member additionally preferred issues to be wild in his non-public life. Vilimsky accomplished primary parachuting coaching and crossed the Sahara on a bike. Within the EU election marketing campaign 5 years in the past, he additionally offered himself as an archer. In any other case, Vilimsky is a fan of Italy, hikes and enjoys travelling. He’ll in all probability proceed to fly to Brussels sooner or later. Vilimsky sees the truth that Austrian EU colleagues get on the practice as a PR maneuver.
