In the run-up to the municipal elections on 26 January 2025 in Lower Austria, the FPÖ is focusing on a "values and traditions offensive". With an accompanying campaign, the cultural identity should be put back into a "positive light", announced state party secretary Alexander Murlasits. In this context, a change in the Lower Austrian Compulsory Education Act regarding crosses in classrooms was also demanded on Thursday.

The cultural identity of the country is "increasingly fading into the background", Murlasits said at a press conference in St. Pölten. The FPÖ state party secretary blamed the "mass immigration of culturally alien people" and "a small woke minority who want to sacrifice our customs on the altar of indifference". The Freedom Party wants to counteract this with the "Homeland Advent" campaign, initially 38 events are planned for the coming weeks.

Crosses in Classrooms: FPÖ for Change in Lower Austria

A change in the Lower Austrian Compulsory Education Act was initiated. It states in paragraph 73 that a cross must be placed in all classrooms of compulsory schools where the majority of students belong to a Christian religious denomination. Legally, the place for the cross generally belongs in every classroom, a majority in the state parliament would be necessary for the change, said Murlasits.

After "sensational election results recently for the FPÖ", state managing director Andreas Spanring also sees the municipal elections in Lower Austria as already "tightly scheduled" in terms of organisation. In terms of candidates, they are "excellently positioned". Election proposals can be submitted until 6 December, after which the Freedom Party wants to provide detailed information.

(APA/Red)

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