Parties Deliberate After Vienna Election

In Vienna, the parties are discussing the election results on Monday. The SPÖ kicked things off. Since early morning, the presidium has been meeting at the town hall. There were no substantive statements before the meeting. Presidium members like City Councillor Kathrin Gaal and the Third President of the National Council Doris Bures referred to the upcoming committee meetings. It is expected that the SPÖ will set a timetable for the upcoming exploratory talks today.

No Coalition with FPÖ

Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) announced on election night that he wants to seek talks with the previous coalition partner NEOS, the Greens, and the ÖVP. The city leader ruled out a coalition with the FPÖ. A clear majority could be achieved with all four parties. Ludwig has not yet expressed any preferences, although a continuation of the government cooperation with the NEOS is considered likely.

Whether the mayor will make a statement today was uncertain. He is considering starting the exploratory talks this week. The government is expected to be in place before the summer.

Mahrer Exit After Vienna Election?

The greatest tension, however, is before the committee meetings of the ÖVP. After Sunday's election debacle, it remains to be seen whether state party leader Karl Mahrer can retain his position or if he even wants to. The committees will meet here later in the afternoon.

The Greens are already meeting in the morning. The NEOS, on the other hand, will not meet until tomorrow, Tuesday, as a spokesperson for the APA announced. The consultations are expected to extend throughout the day. According to the current plan, communication is then scheduled for later in the afternoon. The FPÖ will probably not meet until Tuesday either.

The remaining postal votes will be counted on Monday. However, the majority is likely to have already been included on Sunday. This was the first time this happened in a Vienna election. Postal votes that arrived by Friday were immediately considered on election day.

EU Citizens on Monday

On Monday, only the postal votes that arrived later and those of non-Austrian EU citizens who were allowed to vote in the district council election will be evaluated. The result of the preferential votes is also expected to be announced on Monday.

(APA/Red)

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