Beer Party leader Dominik Wlazny complained on Sunday in the ORF “Press Hour” about a campaign against him. In the presidential election it was clear that it would be difficult to achieve the office: “Now it’s all about something.”
According to surveys, the Beer Party could clear the 4 percent hurdle to enter the National Council, although recently the numbers have been falling. Wlazny was very confident that he would actually be a politician in a week: “The Beer Party is a party without politicians. That will change fundamentally in seven days.”
SPÖ has shown interest
The doctor and musician insisted that he was serious about his party. Otherwise, he could have accepted the offer of other lists for a secure mandate: “I would almost say they ran after me.” The Neos showed interest and “Mr. Babler was in my office.” That would have been the easier way to get a mandate.
The SPÖ confirmed this meeting. If Wlazny had shown interest, cooperation would certainly have been possible. However, the Reds say it is now becoming increasingly clear that the positions differ more than originally assumed. The Neos, however, deny this.
Even though he likes to describe himself as a non-politician, Wlazny pointed to a certain experience on Sunday: “I am the longest-serving party leader of all.” Wlazny rejected the idea that his party is run like a father-mother-child company as “disrespectful.” He also denied that he had “gagged” his employees. The same applies to accusations that he does not face the media. He has had over 400 media inquiries: “My day also only has 24 hours.”
In terms of content, Wlazny concentrated primarily on the health sector, where he would give doctors more options for home pharmacies, for example. The Beer Party leader would save money by double-tracking the federal and state governments. He would support an inheritance tax if the experts agreed.
