Save Austria

The Independent Citizens' Initiative Saves Austria ( RETTÖ ) was an Austrian party, which ran for the first time in Austria far the national election of 2008. The party was founded in spring 2008 by Karl Walter Nowak, based on the Club Independent Citizens' Initiative "Save Austria " - Society for the Promotion of ecology, democracy, freedom and peace.

Program

The "Save Austria " are among the key themes of their party to hold a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty of Lisbon, been an ongoing GMO Prohibition and the maintenance of neutrality.

The RETTÖ called for in the course of maintaining the neutrality of the withdrawal of the Austrian troops who were stationed in the context of the use of the European Union in Chad in the EUFOR Tchad / RCA. Takes you back to the intention of this application, the EU wants to gain control of the oil fields in Chad. Therefore, the development of energy self-sufficiency of Austria, following the example of Sweden is required.

The holding of a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty of Lisbon establishes the RETTÖ so that the new contract dissolve Austrian neutrality and neutrality would be resolved only by referendum. However, this is contradicted by some parliamentary parties, as Austria in all provisions of assistance keep the sovereignty and could therefore decide on the kind of help.

The previous ban on the cultivation of genetically modified plants in Austria was no longer tenable, according RETTÖ by the adoption of the EU Reform Treaty.

A collaboration with the other parties rejected the party.

People

The management consultant and former Olympian in rowing Wilfried Auerbach is conducted at the national election in 2008 as the first list. The party of several university professors such as Hermann Knoflacher and former non-party justice minister Hans Klecatsky is supported.

Support from the Kronen Zeitung

The Kronen Zeitung, which ran a campaign against the EU in general and the Treaty of Lisbon, in particular before the election campaign, the party supported in the collection of the necessary choice for the inaugural declaration of support. Also, the general coverage of the Kronen Zeitung is referred to in the other media throughout as support for the party.