Parties Deliberate After Vienna Election

The greatest tension is 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 favorite is the district leader of the 1st district, Markus Figl, alternatively, the district leader of the 19th district, Daniel Resch, is mentioned. Both had saved first place for the People's Party in the district elections yesterday, although in the municipal council election they clearly lagged behind the SPÖ in both the Inner City and Döbling.

Already in the morning, the Greens met and prepared for talks with the Social Democrats. Party leaders Judith Pühringer and Peter Kraus were unanimously given the mandate for exploratory talks. Stable majorities are necessary in Vienna for the coming years: "We Greens are ready for this," writes the leadership duo. The election result also shows that there is a strong desire among many Viennese to bring together climate and social issues.

The NEOS, on the other hand, will not meet until tomorrow, Tuesday, as a spokesperson for the APA announced. The consultations are expected to last the entire day. Communication is planned for the late afternoon according to the current plan.

FPÖ on Tuesday

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 vote share from 2020, coalition talks with the SPÖ are virtually excluded.

Counting of 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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