Jeitler-Cincelli Takes Over as Mayor of Baden
Carmen Jeitler-Cincelli was elected as the new mayor of Baden on Tuesday evening during the inaugural municipal council meeting. The ÖVP National Council member received 32 out of 41 votes. Markus Riedmayer (SPÖ) was elected as the first vice mayor. A new position of second vice mayor has been created, which will be held by Jowi Trenner ("Wir Badener") in the future. The top priority for the three-party coalition is budget consolidation.
Majority for Jeitler-Cincelli
Out of a total of 41 votes cast, 32 went to Jeitler-Cincelli. Seven council members voted for Riedmayer. The Greens, who have this number of council members, had announced that they would not vote for Jeitler-Cincelli as mayor. Two votes were invalid. All 41 council members voted for Riedmayer as the first vice mayor. Trenner was elected as the second vice mayor with 30 votes.
In the municipal council election on January 26, the People's Party in Baden dropped from 41.59 to 24.37 percent and lost eight seats, now holding ten seats in the council. Together with the SPÖ and the "Wir Badener" list, both holding seven mandates, a working agreement was established. Also represented in the council are the Greens (7 seats), the FPÖ (6), and the NEOS (4).
Second Female Mayor for Baden
In the past legislative period, the People's Party governed together with the Greens. Mayor Stefan Szirucsek (ÖVP) and Vice Mayor Helga Krismer, who is also the state spokesperson and club chairwoman of the Greens in Lower Austria, had to vacate their positions. A three-party coalition in Baden had already existed from 2015 to 2020 - at that time with ÖVP, Greens, and NEOS.
Jeitler-Cincelli is the second woman at the helm of the city in Baden after Erika Adensamer (2007 to 2010), also ÖVP. The native of Innsbruck has lived in the spa town near Vienna since 2001. Professionally, the 44-year-old works in the fields of communication and business consulting. The mother of three entered the National Council in November 2017 and serves as the ÖVP spokesperson for research in the new legislative period. Jeitler-Cincelli has already served as a city councilor in Baden from 2015 to 2023.
(APA/Red)
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