August 15, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Posted by Galina
SPÖ Styria boss is for coalition with ÖVP
Styrian SPÖ Governor Franz Voves has spoken up in support of governing coalition with the ÖVP.
Voves said: “I was and I am a supporter of this coalition. I think that it is the best solution for the next five-ten years.”
Franz Voves - former ice-hockey national team player refused to comment on whether the SPÖ should continue such cooperation in case it fails to receive the most votes in the 28 September election. Voves dismissed talk about possible election outcomes as mere speculation at the moment.
In contrast to some other SPÖ leaders, the 55-year-old Voves stressed the point that he would not exclude any party from talks about a possible coalition.
Voves expects that the SPÖ will be number one on 28 September due to new SPÖ leader Werner Faymann, which has beén “fantastic” in Styria.
Thomas Hochwarter, Austrian Times, 12.08.08.
Съёмка Вернера Файмана
(shooting with social-democrats leader Werner Faymann)
Вначале я ринулась на пресс-конференцию „зелёных“, где оказалась единственным фотографом. Все репортёры караулили у дверей штаб-квартиры социалистов, когда появится Файман.
Лидер „зелёных“ – симпатичный пожилой дяденька в красной кофточке. Рядом восседает его соратник и партийный активист, которого я видела на манифестации „голубых“. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 28, 2008 - 1:09 am - Posted by Galina
Werner Faymann
The daily newspaper ÖSTERREICH published in its Sunday edition the results of recent survey on upcoming elections.
Survey predicts that for the first time seven parties of the country would enter the parliament. ÖVP gained 29% of voices, SPÖ – 25%. At the third place was the FPÖ with 15% of voters, being ahead of the Greens by one per cent. The BZÖ got 7%, Dinkhauser - 6%, and Liberal Forum - 4%.
In the election campaign barometer of ÖSTEREICH social democrat Werner Faymann is the leader. 38% of the Austrian voters have favorable impression of him. Alexander Van der Bellen of the Greens gains sympathies of 31% of voters and he is two points ahead of H.C. Strache from the FPÖ. ÖVP leader Wilhelm Molterer and Fritz Dinkhauser gained only 21% of supporters.
Translated from OTS News by Galina Toktalieva
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July 11, 2008 - 12:45 am - Posted by Galina
Press photographer Franz Perc who could be often seen in Parliament, Office of the federal Chancellor and city hall- stays in Vienna all summer and dreams about Greece
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October 10, 2007 - 10:11 am - Posted by Galina
During last two days I was out of breath making meticulous review of major Russian newspapers and agencies, who could be potentially interested to gain their own Vienna correspondent,
including �Izvestia� and ITAR-TASS �main Russian news agency with millions of readers auditorium.
Russian press has rather distant and occasional interest to Austrian life that could be completely satisfied by stories about Natascha Kampusch and pricelists of Tyrol Ski resorts. Kyrgyzstan, where I was born - is out of question at all, because budget of largest agencies and newspapers can not afford to support own correspondent abroad.
Russian and Central Asian media if at all, have representatives in Germany.
I also made review of Austrian press, and became aware of fact that political and social life of Austria how it looks like in media- has somewhat reduced vigor � comparing of those in Moscow. Throbbing political pulse is something for other country and other national character. Austrians are mostly about music, museums, beer and schweinsbraten. They are also fascinated by words �nackte� and �models�. When I analyze Google search criteria that lead weak flow of visitors to my websites, I can see that 97% of them used �reife model Galina Toktalieva�
and �nude models� keywords.
Just now I don�t see way where my journalist skills can be used and don�t see way out in Austria except Presse und Standard, which cover only specific circle of subjects. All in all the quantity of Austrian newspapers, their circulation and range of subjects they pick up is rather disappointing.
At the same time Russian press if it has any interest to Austrian motives at all, can willingly buy only fried top hits, like scandals or sensational news of woman who gave birth to six babies at once � news that could be highly salable for any international paper as well.
Russians don�t care who J�rg Haider, Franz Voves and Ernest Kaltenegger is.
They are deep in everyday survival which can be lighten by occasional sparks of myth how beautiful, full-stomach and lazy life somewhere far abroad is.
I also directed my desperate views toward Russian-language media that exists in Austria.
They can not afford paying to authors and mostly live on buy and sell and seeking low paid jobs classifieds.
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