Upper Austria: Mandatory and ... break German
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Austria (ÖVP) and the far-right Party of Free (FPÖ) plans to make mandatory the use of German in schools of Upper Austria, even during breaks.
The two parties agreed to govern together this province in northern Austria after the local elections held in late September and was marked by the strong rise of the FPÖ's populist Heinz-Christian Strachan.
The "working agreement" that seals the collaboration provides for inter alia, that certain social benefits will depend on the "willingness to integrate" and specifies that the language to be spoken in the school environment will only German, even outside the hours of the course.
The Greens, former allies of the ÖVP now found in opposition, denounced the "turn before," accusing the conservatives that "kneeled" in front of the far right.
In the elections of September 27 the FPÖ doubled its rate reaching 30.4% from 15.3% that had obtained in previous elections.
The Christian Democrats lost 10.4 points and fell to 36.4%. Although it had the possibility to conclude an agreement with the Social Democrats, in the format of the coalition at the federal level, ultimately they chose to work with freedom.
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Austria (ÖVP) and the far-right Party of Free (FPÖ) plans to make mandatory the use of German in schools of Upper Austria, even during breaks.
The two parties agreed to govern together this province in northern Austria after the local elections held in late September and was marked by the strong rise of the FPÖ's populist Heinz-Christian Strachan.
The "working agreement" that seals the collaboration provides for inter alia, that certain social benefits will depend on the "willingness to integrate" and specifies that the language to be spoken in the school environment will only German, even outside the hours of the course.
The Greens, former allies of the ÖVP now found in opposition, denounced the "turn before," accusing the conservatives that "kneeled" in front of the far right.
In the elections of September 27 the FPÖ doubled its rate reaching 30.4% from 15.3% that had obtained in previous elections.
The Christian Democrats lost 10.4 points and fell to 36.4%. Although it had the possibility to conclude an agreement with the Social Democrats, in the format of the coalition at the federal level, ultimately they chose to work with freedom.
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