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 should be in place before the summer.

Mahrer Exit After Vienna Election?

The greatest tension 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 even wants to. The committees will meet here later in the afternoon. The Greens are already meeting in the morning, and the NEOS around noon. The FPÖ will probably not meet until Tuesday.

The remaining postal votes will also be counted on Monday. However, the majority were likely already 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

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 on Monday. The result of the preferential votes is also expected to be announced on Monday.

(APA/Red)

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