FPÖ Will Intensify Contacts with Trump's Republicans

Within the FPÖ, it is primarily the Member of the European Parliament Harald Vilimsky who has fostered contact with the Republicans, particularly the MAGA movement. During Joe Biden's presidency, however, Hafenecker describes the relationship with the USA as cool. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl was not present at Trump's inauguration but regularly praised the changes.

FPÖ Sees "Significant Commonalities" with Trump

"Yes, it is true that our Hungarian friends have ensured that we have now taken the opportunity to get in touch with the Republican Party on various occasions," said Hafenecker about his party's current transatlantic relations. Vilimsky has been cultivating very good and close contacts with Trump's party as a "forerunner" for years. He also wants to dispel alleged "horror stories of the unity party" that have been told about the FPÖ. There are "two significant commonalities" with the US Republicans, Hafenecker is convinced. "One is that the Americans, with the new leadership, will make peace, end the senseless killing in Ukraine, and thus, of course, also end the economic shackling of Europe," believes the blue General Secretary. "And the Americans have, of course, also recognized the problem of Islamization and migration, namely the global one. And solutions will be needed there."

Failure of Coalition Negotiations Continues to Occupy FPÖ

Unlike Trump in the USA, FPÖ leader Kickl has not risen to the position of head of government. Hafenecker still believes in an "external influence" on the ultimately failed talks with the ÖVP. "There was a so-called 'dissent-consensus group' during the government negotiations to clear the major obstacles first," said the former government negotiator. "That was interesting because the ÖVP was not at all willing to accommodate us in any way." The only thing the ÖVP brought to the preparation were the election motives of FPÖ voters, according to Hafenecker. "None of these were allowed to be part of the government program, such as Corona." The Freedom Party also generally, as demanded by the ÖVP, did not question the EU, reports the blue General Secretary. "But we said, of course, one must be allowed to deal with the apparatus, with optimizations that are necessary there."

(APA/Red)

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