Impossible not to note the continued absence of the Liste Pilz in these Land elections. Have they even done anything of interest in the Nationalrat since Pilz's resignation?
LiPi won't run in any of the state elections this year, because of a lack of organisation and money.
Maybe in the Vorarlberg election next year, the EU election and definitely in the Vienna election in 2020.
As for their "work" in parliament, it should be noted that the Nationalrat only had one meeting so far this year, but from what I have read they sent out press releases for the legalisation of medical pot to relieve pain, are in favour of the current smoking-ban petition drive, call for a strict investigation into far-right fraternities linked to the FPÖ and are boycotting the hearings for the 2 new Constitutional Court nominees from the FPÖ.
There was another session of parliament today, in which ÖVP-FPÖ introduced their plan to kill the smoking ban and also debated other issues, such as the new surveillance and security package.
The List Pilz MPs protested against it, wearing masks of FPÖ-Interior Minister Kickl and posters ("No to surveillance."):
The reactions of some of those other MPs are fantastic, and probably evidence that the protest may not be entirely successful in its aims.
