Dense Schedule for Parties Two Weeks Before the Vienna Election
Hardly begun, it is already heading into the finale - the election campaign for the Vienna municipal council election on April 27. Originally, the election was supposed to take place in the fall. However, the date was somewhat surprisingly moved forward by the red-pink coalition in mid-January. The election campaign has taken place or is taking place in a concentrated form. The schedule is also tight because sessions of the city parliament still need to be accommodated.
Decisions until just before the Vienna election
The approaching election date also means that there is more activity during the Easter holidays than usual in Viennese politics. Initially, the last waves of posters and campaign focuses will be presented at the beginning of the coming week. On Maundy Thursday, the probably last special session of the state parliament is on the calendar, after the last special municipal council took place last Friday.
In this session, the Greens drew attention to what they consider to be inadequate climate policies of the federal and city governments and once again criticized the Lobau highway. In the last special state parliament, the Blues want to bring the topic of health to the table. Specifically, they will address issues such as hallway beds, overworked staff, surgery waiting times, or even closed wards, as they informed the APA.
However, the curtain does not fall for this period in the council chamber of the town hall. Even on the Wednesday and Thursday before the election, a regular municipal council and a state parliament are on the agenda. This is because the red-pink coalition still had planned decisions, such as the amendment of the event law. Since the election was brought forward, these dates have now been inserted. Usually, no session takes place so close to an election.
Logistical preparations for campaign conclusions
Immediately afterwards, the campaign conclusions will follow. There are no official invitations yet, but internal planning is already in full swing. This naturally also applies to the administration. For example, the delivery of the necessary utensils and aids - such as ballot boxes and booths - is being prepared. A total of 1,504 polling stations will be available on April 27. They are uniformly open in Vienna until 5:00 PM.
A total of around 1.4 million Viennese are called to the Vienna election. They will decide on the future composition of the municipal council and state parliament as well as the district councils. A total of seven parties are running in the municipal council election. In addition to the groups represented in the town hall - namely SPÖ, ÖVP, Greens, NEOS, and FPÖ - two other lists are also participating comprehensively, as they were able to collect enough declarations of support. These are KPÖ/Links and the party of former FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache.
(APA/Red)
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