For Red-Pink in Vienna, It Gets Tight

Shortly after the publication of the trend forecast for the Vienna Election 2025, which still has a large margin of error of three percentage points, NEOS state manager Philipp Kern emphasized that "a lot is still uncertain" here. The own result is "great," he stated in an initial reaction to ORF.

Match as Coalition Partner for Vienna NEOS Still Open

They have achieved "the best liberal result ever in Vienna," Kern was convinced. With 8.5 percent, the NEOS are, as expected, slightly above their result from 2020 (7.47 percent). However, the downside is that together with the SPÖ - as of now - they would miss the necessary majority of 51 seats by two mandates. "We are waiting for the first projection," said Kern, who sees no mistake in focusing on the topic of education and emphasizing his party's desire to continue governing with the SPÖ.

Arapović Praised Quick Reaction After Wiederkehr Change

After the personnel change necessitated by the move of the original top candidate and deputy mayor, Christoph Wiederkehr, to the federal government, they reacted quickly and adapted to the unexpected changes, said NEOS top candidate Selma Arapović when casting her vote in front of journalists. She felt well supported by the activists. She also wanted to emphasize "that it was a fair election campaign." The unexpectedly promoted NEOS list leader looks back on the past weeks with "fond memories."

(APA/Red)

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