Servus TV anchor: 'I can do nothing against so much confidence' from Chancellor Stocker

During a prime-time interview on Servus TV, Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker faced interviewer Michael Fleischhacker, whose journalistic skepticism was palpable. Fleischhacker noted his professional inability to contend with the Chancellor's "confidence," though he added a hope that this confidence might prove warranted.

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Against so much confidence, I can do nothing as a journalist.

The exchange, lasting 35 minutes, touched upon Stocker's aspirations for a "better republic." The interview also alluded to a contentious decision regarding the expulsion of a party colleague, with Stocker reportedly stating, "What Walter Ruck decides, whether he cares about it, is his decision." This comment was made in reference to the ÖVP party leader's stance on the expulsion.

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I hope that the confidence is justified.

Fleischhacker's concluding remark, "Against so much confidence, I can do nothing as a journalist," seemed to signal a winding down of the interview. However, he quickly clarified that his statement was not a critique of the Chancellor's positive outlook, but rather an acknowledgment of its strength.

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We have a democracy in this country.