Austrians see the extension of the military service skeptical – diepresse.com
The no to an extension among FPÖ and the Greens voters is particularly strong. Also under 30 year olds are against it.
According to Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) « really very short ». This makes d’Ocord the militia officer Erwin Hateseder, who pronounces for an extension of the military service. An expert commission of the Federal Army is now examining one. The reason for the « courier » to commission a survey at the Institute OGM, which was published on Tuesday. Your result: the enthusiasm of the 1042 participants is wanting to end.
42 percent of those surveyed speak out for the fact that the duration of the military service will be left six months. In contrast, 35 percent support a possible extension to nine months, 23 percent emphasized that they did not want to provide any information or have no opinion on the subject.
In the voters of FPÖ and Greens, 50 and 51 percent believe that six months are enough. Most supporters of the model for nine months with the supporters of ÖVP (49 percent) and Neos (46 percent).
The “courier” is clearly for a six-month military service, while the pensioners clearly advocate an extension.
