Unanimous Decision: ÖVP Excludes Walter Ruck From Party
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Walter Ruck's case would not be the first: which former top representatives had to leave the political homeland involuntarily.
Previously, Ruck had stressed that he was "astonished" by the exclusion in the room. He sees "not a single, legally relevant allegation" against his person.
The ÖVP speaks of the fact that Ruck should have assumed responsibility – for example by resigning. That did not happen. Therefore, he was excluded. Ruck's spokesman declared that an appeal would be examined.
On Friday evening, the Federal Committee of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) excluded Walter Ruck, head of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Confederation, from the party. For the ÖVP, which was organised after Bünden, the exclusion could now mean an internal power struggle within the party. The Federal Committee of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) met Friday evening to discuss the further action following the accusations against…
After the publication of explosive minutes of talks, the ÖVP pulls the tear line: the Vienna Economic Association chief and Economic Chamber president Walter Ruck was excluded from the party. However, Ruck does not think of a resignation – and the Vienna Economic Chamber is already examining legal steps.
On late Friday evening, the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) excluded Walter Ruck, head of the Vienna Economic Association and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, from the party. Thus, the Federal Party draws the consequences from the publication of discussion protocols with alleged misogynistic and boastful statements.
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