Austrian public media: Orbán’s heart attack would be a “fair thing”
One of the executive directors of The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, ORF, wrote on his Facebook page that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán dying of a heart attack would be a “fair thing”. The post has since been removed. But the foreign ministry summoned Austria’s ambassador to Budapest this morning.
The foreign ministry’s response
According to MTI, the foreign ministry is summoning Austria’s ambassador to Budapest over a “scandalous” Facebook post by the CEO of Austrian public broadcaster, ORF, ministry spokesman Máté Paczolay said on Thursday. In a post that has since been removed from his page, Karl Pachner said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán dying of a heart attack would be a “fair thing”, Paczolay said.
The foreign ministry expects an explanation of the “coarse and deeply shocking statement” from the Austrian ambassador on Friday,
he said.
Private opinion on PM Orbán?
The ministry’s statement said that the executive director’s post was “rude and deeply staggering”. Therefore, they demand an explanation of the scandalous assertion. Mr Pachner apologized for the post. He wrote that when he read Orbán was slowing down the acceptance of the sixth EU sanction package, he chose a “misunderstood phrasing”. Therefore, he is sorry and apologises – telex.hu reported.
“Of course, I do not wish Orbán’s death, even though some understood my sarcastic text like that. Indeed, I do not want anybody’s death”.
Pachner added that he feels miserable about what is going on in Ukraine. As a result, he shared that “emotional, reprehensible and random” post. “I am very sorry for having posted that” – he concluded.
Standard says that the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) would like Pachner to be fired. The ORF dissented from the executive director’s post. According to the media outlet, the post was their employee’s private opinion having nothing to do with their professional work.
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Source: MTI, telex.hu
6 Comments
God does WORK in Mysterious Ways.///
Good read – Isaiah 55 : 8-9
“For my thoughts are not MY thoughts
Nor are YOUR ways MY ways,” says the Lord.
Conscience – Prime Minister – Victor Orban – that NEEDS developement remembering :
“You are the Master of your Fate
and the Captain of your SOUL”.
Well, Orbán does look like a bloated toad these days, extremely fat. Plus the Hungarian diet is very unhealthy, hence Hungary having one the highest rates of heart disease in Europe, so I would not be surprised if he does have a heart attack soon.
Clearly Livin’ La Vida Loca !
Anything could happen . Fact .
There are unintelligent morons in every country, this is one of them. Representing his country? Good Help Austria as Mr. Pachner does Not!!!!!
Jealousy will get you no where. Most people that criticize Hungary, wish that their government was more like Hungary’s, e.g. Austria’s dislike of illegal migrants and oil and gas embargo which will raise inflation in Austria.
@marievontheresa, “Most people that criticize Hungary, wish that their government was more like Hungary’s,”. If nothing else, your comment has given me a good laugh. Although knowing your comments only too well, I suspect that you genuinely believe that claptrap. Not that I would wish to criticise (note the standard English spelling, not your North American deviant spelling) a Canadian like yourself.