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Originally Posted by Nordmann
Well, they've been looking for an excuse to get him out since the election, and I guess they finally engineered their smoking gun.
I suppose that'll be a far left government taking over in the near future?
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Strache obviously is a scumbag who is as corrupt as he is dumb. He demonstrated his willingness to sell Austrian policy-making to a Russian investor and to dispose leading perople at the Krone Zeitung standing int he way of a what encouraged to be a Russian takeover. And its not the first time that his party killed a colation govenrment it was in - by corruption of its lead personnel.
Kurz will try to be seen as acting smart and detmerined, But with his interior minister also being of Stracher oarty and also under suspicion, neitehr transparency not investigation can be expected as long as he doe snot fire the man as well. The coaliaiton may have already been declared over, but Kurz said he wanted ti contiunue govenrment calmly until elections in early Septembre. He will find that difficutl, I think.
The situation of course and obviously was a trap set up to catch him on video. And he stepped in. So no need to cry for him or call fould play against him. His guilt and his treacherous nature is beyond doubt. Its crystal-clear by the the video. Thats why he did not even try to weasel out. His party and the interior minister however try to weasel and protect him, and thats why Kurz finally lost patience and declared it all over.
Could be that the right in Autria will call it foul play against their man nevertehless and in an act of defiance will vote right even more than before
. But also possible that many of Strache'S fans are disappointed and will flee to Kurz. Kurz plays a gamble currently - and if he wins it, he will be stronger than before. The question is if he will need a coalition prtbner again, whcih woudkl be a problem since he has ruled out a coalition with the socialoists, and the FPÖ obviously is discreditted. I do not know the ciurrent numbers on the poltlicla mood in Austria, but if he sees a reasoinable chance, Kurz might be well-advised indeed to go for it all, to avoid the hassle of another coalition-building.
Interestingly, just days ago the president of the German secret service BND indicated unusually frankly und undiplomatically that the Austrians currently are not seen as a trustworthy ally in intel business relations and are being seen as a security risk.
Immer g'schmeidig bleiben.