SPÖ Set Candidates for Vienna Election
The Viennese SPÖ fixed their lists for the Vienna election on April 27 in the party committees on Monday. The presentation was made in the early afternoon by party leader and mayor Michael Ludwig, as well as state party secretary Barbara Novak. As expected, Ludwig is once again running as the top candidate. Immediately following him on the state list are, among others, the red members of the city government and other top officials like club leader Josef Taucher.
SPÖ State List with 300 People
Specifically, the state list - the so-called city election proposal - and the district election proposals were finalized. "Both were unanimously approved," Ludwig emphasized. It was also pointed out that all age groups and representatives of the social partners can be found on the lists. Only a few long-standing members of the municipal council are not running due to age.
According to Novak, the state list includes 300 people. In the electoral districts, 297 candidates are nominated, with newcomers mainly found there. Among them are, for example, lawyers with expertise in tenancy law or school social workers from Favoriten, as the state party secretary explained. The zipper system was applied for gender distribution.
Goal for Vienna Election
The SPÖ reached 41.6 percent in 2020, which represented an increase of 2 percentage points. They hold 46 mandates in the 100-seat state parliament or municipal council. At that time, a very good result was achieved, Ludwig emphasized today. "My and our goal would be to reach this result again, which will be difficult enough." Because it is seen that those in power in other federal states have lost.
However, there is optimism. It is not unattainable to maintain the result, Ludwig expressed confidence. Novak further pointed out that the Vienna mayor shows significantly higher approval ratings in surveys, where he is around 60 percent. She now hopes, for example, that ÖVP voters, who have shown disappointment with the People's Party in recent weeks, will walk part of the way with the SPÖ.
Greens On Board With Agreement
There was also news regarding the election campaign: The fairness agreement initiated by the SPÖ together with the coalition partner NEOS has now also been signed by the Greens, according to the red state party secretary.
(APA/Red)
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