Herbert Kickl and the FPÖ: Propagating "Fortress Austria"

PeopleOther ♦ Published: November 15, 2023; 23:49 ♦ (Vindobona)

Herbert Kickl, the chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), is already in an election campaign mood and reiterated his critical stance on migration and asylum policy in Austria and Europe at a press conference. In clear terms, he called for an "asylum stop" and the implementation of a "Fortress Austria". His rhetoric was aimed at a strict demarcation policy and an election victory.

FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl devoted a press conference to a key blue issue in order to create a mood for the election campaign. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / C.Stadler/Bwag / CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

Kickl criticized the federal government and the SPÖ for their approach to dealing with asylum seekers, particularly regarding the Middle East conflict and anti-Semitic attacks, which he sees as the consequences of a failed asylum policy. He accused other political parties of hypocrisy and called for a tougher line on migrants, particularly from countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, and…