Heinz-Christian Strache says he continues to offer reconciliation to his former FP party. The party kicked him out in December 2019 because of the Ibiza video and an expenses affair.
Strache recently surprised everyone with an announcement: He wants to run with "Team HC Strache" in the next state and local council elections in Vienna. Clients on his list are already located in eleven Vienna district representations. He emphasized that the orientation of "Team HC Strache' was "practically identical" to the FP.. Can ex-FP leader Strache overcome the five percent hurdle this time? Before the Vienna elections in 2025, he mourns his former colleagues. The conservative-green federal government in Vienna recently warned against the former ruling party FP's long-standing Russia-friendliness.