The Social Democratic National Council member and mayor of Trumau Andreas Kollross is confronted with calls to resign from the ÖVP and FPÖ. The reason was a tweet from the SP mandatary, which was quickly deleted, in which he thought it was a joke to muse about a “ius primae noctis” for community leaders. His apology afterwards is also not enough for Women’s Minister Susanne Raab (ÖVP) and the Freedom Party.
Raab said in a broadcast to the SPÖ on Saturday: “While otherwise vehement calls for resignations are made immediately, one’s own party members are content with flimsy excuses for such disgusting statements.” “Victims of sexual violence are mocked in the most disgusting way” By Kollross’ Public statements “victims of sexual violence are mocked in the most disgusting way and women are humiliated.” The women’s minister thinks that he should therefore vacate his office. The liberal National Council member Dagmar Belakowitsch said in a broadcast that Kollross’ thought alone qualified him for any political office. He should therefore resign his position and take off his hat. Babler demanded an apology SPÖ leader Andreas Babler condemned his party colleague’s statements on Friday and demanded an apology, which then followed.
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