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, followed by the board and Vienna committee. There were no substantive statements before the meeting. City Councillor Jürgen Czernohorszky assumes that forming a government will take several weeks. The fact that they are not immediately committing to continuing the coalition with the NEOS is well justified for him.

Because if there are three parties with which one could enter into a government collaboration, it is clear that one would first look at the substantive agreements. Today, the primary focus will be on the roadmap for the upcoming exploratory talks. Other members of the committees did not comment at all on Monday or at least not substantively.

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 formed with all four parties. Ludwig has not yet expressed any preferences, although a continuation of the government collaboration with the NEOS is considered likely.

Today, no statement from the mayor is planned in front of microphones. The results of the committees are to be communicated in writing.

Tension after Vienna Election

The greatest tension, however, prevails before the committee meetings of the ÖVP. After Sunday's election debacle, it is now clear that state party leader Karl Mahrer is stepping down, but not who will succeed him. The district chairman of the 1st district, Markus Figl, is considered the favorite, alternatively, the district head of the 19th district, Daniel Resch, is mentioned. Both managed to secure first place for the People's Party in the district elections yesterday, even though they clearly lagged behind the SPÖ in the municipal council elections both in the Inner City and in Döbling.

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 planned for the late afternoon.

The state party board of the FPÖ will meet on Tuesday morning. However, there seems to be little to discuss among the Blues. Although the Freedom Party, with their top candidate Dominik Nepp, almost tripled their share of the vote from 2020, coalition talks with the SPÖ are virtually ruled out.

Counting after Vienna Election

The remaining postal votes will also 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.

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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