State Secretary Jörg Leichtfried: The red shadow of the turquoise Interior Minister
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Paid articlePaywallAustria, Croatia, Jesolo: The down-to-earth holiday destinations of politicians: Are summer destinations becoming a political communication tool for Babler ...
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End of Styrian district courts: "A little bit is always being cut away": Even from government circles within the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria) ...
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Paid articlePaywallState Secretary Leichtfried, responsible for the protection of the constitution: "Unfortunately, there is no longer such a thing as an island of the blessed in ...
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Paid articlePaywallAs is well known, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution operates primarily in secret. It works where you don't notice it ... Show more
OpinionBudget: "The state also has to cut costs": The government is "in the final stages of negotiations" regarding the budget. There is still a need for discussion ...
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Further waiting for the double budget: Where there is still a need for discussion
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Parliament: No further staff vetting: VIENNA. Security vetting of staff will continue to be waived in Parliament. None of the parliamentary groups voted in favor ...
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"We are implementing the age limit for social media": Barbara Eibinger-Miedl (ÖVP) and Jörg Leichtfried (SPÖ), the Styrians in the federal government ...
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Paid articlePaywallNational Action Plan: "Right-Wing Extremism is Getting Younger": The government is beginning work on the national action plan against right-wing extremism ...
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Paid articlePaywallPodcast: Attack on Democracy from the Right: An alarming report from the Documentation Archive of the Austrian Resistance sheds light on the political goals of ...
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Leichtfried: | "Online radicalization leads to young people planning attacks": LINZ. SP State Secretary Jörg Leichtfried sees an important lever in the planned ...
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Paid articlePaywallHigh dropout rates: Government plans harsh penalties for "integration refusers": The government wants to tighten integration rules and punish the dropping out of ...
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Pressure on the EU: Vice Chancellor pushes for minimum age for social media: Following Australia's example, politicians in Austria are now also calling for ...
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Increasing online radicalization: "We need age limits for social media": Jörg Leichtfried (SPÖ) from Bruck has been working as State Secretary in the Ministry of ...
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Paid articlePaywallLeichtfried: “Radicalization in children's rooms now begins at age ten”: ...
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Paid articlePaywallTanner wants to make the Austrian Armed Forces the “strongest army in the Second Republic”
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“Kunasek should explain to Kickl that defiance is not the right approach”: Secret Service State Secretary Jörg Leichtfried on dangerous individuals ...
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Paid articlePaywallState Secretary Jörg Leichtfried: Comrade for everything: SPÖ party leaders came and went, but one remained in every conceivable function: Jörg Leichtfried ...
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsJörg Leichtfried: Steadfast Presence in Politics
Aug 11, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: profil.at
- Leichtfried operates from a specially secured office designed to prevent eavesdropping.
- Due to renovations at the Interior Ministry, a new location was arranged for the intelligence service DSN.
- He has occupied significant roles at federal, regional, and European levels over an extended period.
- Currently, he is part of the three-party coalition, working with nine staff members in a central city building.
The curtains in my new meeting room are soundproof.— Jörg Leichtfried explains the security measures of his new meeting room.
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of the use of AI by extremist groups
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The new profile: Why does the Großglockner have two owners? Does Lake Wolfgang actually belong to Red Bull? And how unrestricted are owners allowed to use ... Show more
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Styrian IS supporter in custody again: tip came again from foreign intelligence service
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OpinionLeichtfried wants age limit by the end of the year: State Secretary Jörg Leichtfried (SPÖ) speaks out against an expansion of the surveillance of dangerous ...
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Leichtfried on espionage: "We need new legal foundations": How does it feel when the Kremlin sets its agents on you? Why is Jan Marsalek at the center of all the ...
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Leichtfried on messenger surveillance: "A maximum of 35 cases per year": The SPÖ State Secretary wants to take the criticism of the draft law expressed during ...
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Stocker to Leichtfried: Who will be in the new government: ÖVP and SPÖ are finalizing their government teams today. The Vice President of the Administrative ...
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Áustria: Porque é que a Caríntia ainda hoje se debate com as consequências do governo do FPÖ
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A loner without a rope team and net: For a top politician, Herbert Kickl is remarkably unsociable and inaccessible. With his strategy of relying primarily on ...
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Carinthian SPÖ seeks a new emperor: Will SPÖ leader Peter Kaiser step down at the party conference? Speculation about his successor has already begun. Meanwhile ...
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Paid articlePaywall"A bit like my state governor too": Van der Bellen praises Kunasek: After Carinthian Governor Jörg Haider, who died in 2008, Kunasek is only the second FPÖ ...
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FPÖ wins state election in Styria: After the European elections and the National Council elections, the right-wing FPÖ has once again emerged as the strongest ...
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Key FactsFPÖ's Historic Victory; ÖVP and SPÖ Face Major Losses
Nov 24, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
- The ÖVP recorded its worst result since 1945 with 26.8 percent, while the FPÖ celebrated a historic victory at 34.8 percent.
- The SPÖ also fell to a historic low with 21.4 percent, failing to maintain its voter base.
- Smaller parties, including the Neos and Greens, secured seats in the regional parliament, with the KPÖ also gaining representation at 4.4 percent.
- These results signal a new political landscape, positioning the FPÖ as a key player in coalition negotiations.
Jörg Leichtfried: the SPÖ has "lost with the pensioners": Why the Styrian National Council member Jörg Leichtfried (SPÖ) is disappointed with the result in his ...
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Styrian FPÖ leader: Who is Mario Kunasek?: Mario Kunasek now leads the strongest FPÖ regional group and could become the first blue regional governor since Jörg ...
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Paid articlePaywallAustria and National Socialism: the FPÖ is playing up old clichés: Many people take the FPÖ and its sometimes blatant sympathies for the "Third Reich" as proof ...
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At the age of 82: Former party chairman of the Carinthian FPÖ Jörg Freunschlag dies
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SPÖ reaches agreement with coalition: abolition of official secrecy now fixed: VIENNA: The Freedom of Information Act with the abolition of official secrecy is ...
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