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FPÖ to Launch ORF Referendum in September

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources New plan
  • FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl announced plans to submit a referendum targeting Austria’s public broadcaster ORF in September.
  • The proposed initiative would call for “clean information,” an “Austrian program” and the abolition of compulsory broadcasting fees.

Herbert Kickl is putting Austria’s public broadcaster ORF back in the FPÖ’s sights, announcing plans for a major referendum against the broadcaster.

clean information

— Herbert KicklA proposed demand of the referendum targeting ORF.

The Freedom Party leader made the announcement during an interview on oe24.tv’s “Sommergespräch.” He said the referendum would be submitted in September.

an Austrian program

— Herbert KicklA proposed demand concerning ORF’s programming.

The proposed demands include “clean information,” an “Austrian program” and the abolition of what Kickl calls “compulsory fees.” The announcement continues the FPÖ’s criticism of the public broadcaster.

compulsory fees

— Herbert KicklThe fees the proposed referendum would seek to abolish.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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