Austrian People’s Party Calls for Using DNA Testing to Curb Family Reunification Fraud
7th May 2024
The center-right Austrian People’s Party has lost nearly half of its supporters since the beginning of 2021. Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced that DNA tests and other measures would be used to better regulate against family reunification abuse. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will implement the measures in the next few days.
The center-right Austrian People’s People (ÖVP), which has lost nearly half of its supporters since the beginning of 2021, largely on account of its failure to reduce mass migration, is looking for new ways to regain the trust of voters ahead of European elections in June and national elections in autumn.
To demonstrate to voters that the People’s Party is committed to limiting migration, Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) earlier this week announced that DNA tests and other measures would be used to better regulate against family reunification abuse.