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'''Herbert Kickl'''  is an [[Austria]]n politician who has been leader of the [[Freedom Party of Austria]] (FPÖ) since June 2021. He previously was [[Austria/Minister of the Interior|Minister of the Interior]] from 2017 to 2019 and general-secretary of the FPÖ from 2005 to 2018.<ref name="NR">https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_35520/index.shtml</ref>
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Kickl rose to prominence as a campaign director for the FPÖ and speechwriter for [[Jörg Haider]] during the 2000s. After the party split in 2005, he became general-secretary and one of its key leaders. In 2017, he was appointed federal [[Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|Minister of the Interior]] in the [[first Kurz government]]. He was dismissed from office in May 2019 in the wake of the [[Ibiza affair]] - a deep state attempt to unseat the FPÖ - though he was not personally implicated. He returned to the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]], where he has been leader of the FPÖ faction since 2019.
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==Opinions on COVID-19==
 
==Opinions on COVID-19==
"On 22 April former [[Austrian Interior Minister]] Herbert Kickl castigated the government of that country for its lockdown measures during the coronavirus crisis. He accused the mainstream media of spreading fear and misinformation. He remarked that Sweden had fewer deaths due to COVID-19 than Austria although they did not imprison their entire population."<ref>https://ahtribune.com/world/europe/4128-quarantine-of-truth.html</ref>
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"On 22 April former [[Austrian Interior Minister]] Herbert Kickl castigated the government of that country for its [[lockdown]] measures during the [[Covid|coronavirus crisis]]. He accused the [[corporate media]] of spreading fear and misinformation. He remarked that [[Sweden]] had fewer deaths due to COVID-19 than Austria although they did not imprison their entire population."<ref>https://ahtribune.com/world/europe/4128-quarantine-of-truth.html</ref>
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He has also voiced opposition to mandatory use of [[face mask|medical-looking face masks]]<ref>https://www.sn.at/politik/innenpolitik/hofer-fordert-parteifreund-kickl-auf-im-parlament-die-ffp2-maske-zu-tragen-102119515</ref> and supported the use of [[Ivermectin]].
 
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 14 December 2023

Person.png Herbert Kickl   FacebookRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Herbert Kickl.jpg
Born19 October 1968
NationalityAustrian
Leader of the Freedom Party of Austria who accused corporate media of spreading Covid fear and misinformation.

Employment.png Chair of the Freedom Party

In office
7 June 2021 - Present

Employment.png Austria/Minister of the Interior

In office
18 December 2017 - 22 May 2019
Unseated in the deep state instigated Ibiza affair

Herbert Kickl is an Austrian politician who has been leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) since June 2021. He previously was Minister of the Interior from 2017 to 2019 and general-secretary of the FPÖ from 2005 to 2018.[1]

Kickl rose to prominence as a campaign director for the FPÖ and speechwriter for Jörg Haider during the 2000s. After the party split in 2005, he became general-secretary and one of its key leaders. In 2017, he was appointed federal Minister of the Interior in the first Kurz government. He was dismissed from office in May 2019 in the wake of the Ibiza affair - a deep state attempt to unseat the FPÖ - though he was not personally implicated. He returned to the National Council, where he has been leader of the FPÖ faction since 2019.

Opinions on COVID-19

"On 22 April former Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl castigated the government of that country for its lockdown measures during the coronavirus crisis. He accused the corporate media of spreading fear and misinformation. He remarked that Sweden had fewer deaths due to COVID-19 than Austria although they did not imprison their entire population."[2]

He has also voiced opposition to mandatory use of medical-looking face masks[3] and supported the use of Ivermectin.

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