Viennese Coalition with SPÖ and Government Pact Approved by NEOS

81.9 percent of the votes cast were in favor, it was stated in a release. The city and state government can thus be sworn in as planned at the inaugural session of the municipal council on Tuesday.

Vienna NEOS give green light for coalition with SPÖ

The decision was made on the program developed together with the Social Democrats, which was presented last Tuesday. The liberal NEOS have been governing in Vienna since 2020. After the election last April, it was decided to continue the red-pink collaboration.

Christoph Wiederkehr, Minister of Education and NEOS state spokesperson, expressed his delight. "Today we received the approval to continue our honest work for Vienna. Vienna needs an upswing - and we NEOS are the guarantee that something will move in the areas of education, economy, and transparency," he explained. People can continue to rely on a policy that does not argue publicly but negotiates hard in the background and stands for the best solutions for the Viennese population.

Red-pink government to be sworn in on Tuesday

The party committees of the SPÖ, as the major coalition partner, had already approved the pact on Wednesday and finalized their government team. At the NEOS, Bettina Emmerling will continue to hold the office of Deputy Mayor and be responsible as City Councillor for Education, Integration, Youth, and Transparency. Newly assigned to her are the Vienna markets, which were previously under the department of Ulrike Sima (SPÖ).

In the Vienna election on April 27, 2025, the SPÖ achieved 39.4 percent of the vote, which meant a decrease of 2.2 percentage points compared to 2020. The NEOS were able to record a gain of 2.5 percentage points with 10.0 percent. The SPÖ thus secured 43, and the NEOS ten of the total 100 mandates in the municipal council and state parliament.

(APA/Red)

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