Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-03-Speech-4-098"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Luís Queiró2
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lpv:translated text	". I am voting against this motion for a joint resolution on the result of the national elections in Austria and on the proposal for a coalition government between the Austrian People’s Party and the Freedom Party for three reasons. First of all because the separate votes that we requested have not been adopted. Nor have certain amendments, which taken together would make the text more consistent and meaningful. Secondly, because the resolution that has just been adopted is self-contradictory: on the one hand, in recital D, it recognises that the EU and its institutions’ insistence on promoting and defending European democratic values that it recognises the integrity of the democratic rights and constitutional prerogatives of the Austrian State and people. On the other hand, it takes the liberty of agreeing, and even congratulating itself in paragraph 4, on the political intent of the statement by the Portuguese Presidency. To our mind, this was nothing more than a hurried, ill-considered and illegal interference in the result of the free exercise by the Austrian State and people of their democratic rights and of their constitutional prerogatives. This is how we view the matter and this is the third reason for our vote, because the results of the free and democratic exercise of the Austrian people’s right to vote are not being considered or respected. At least they should not be prejudged, which is what is happening here. In fact, this resolution and all similar statements do not show the slightest consideration for the will expressed by the electorate of a Member State of the European Union. In addition to this, we are opposing – in the name of tolerance, funnily enough – the formation of the government which this result makes possible. Nor are we allowing it to the intentions and political ideas that it has repeatedly stated, in the face of the accusations to which it is being subjected. This resolution still allows the positions of those we seek to condemn to be strengthened as a result of this manipulation and victimisation, and I regard this as foolish. Ultimately, this sets a very dangerous precedent within the EU itself which can only lead to further undermining the climate of confidence and mutual respect that must exist between nations and citizens who want to pursue a common path, in a spirit of equality and respect for national sovereignty. This even applies to those who, like us, are poles apart from the racist and xenophobic views which seem to be spreading across Europe, but who prefer to oppose them by decisively attacking their root causes."@en1
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