Vienna municipal council is constituted: new faces in the city government!

Vienna municipal council is constituted: new faces in the city government!

Wien, Österreich - The political stage of Vienna has reorganized itself on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The Vienna municipal council and state parliament confidurbed in the town hall after 44 days of waiting. The day was all about 100 new mandatars as well as the election of the city councilors, mayors and mayors. This is an important moment for many, because here the direction for the coming years is determined.

What expected those present? Mayor Michael Ludwig from the SPÖ, who continues to act as a city manager, opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. with his government declaration and laid the foundation for the continuation of the coalition with the NEOS. This cooperation is referred to as a red pink and remains almost unchanged in the government structure. New in the government is Barbara Novak, who replaces Peter Hanke as the new financial and economic councilor Peter Hanke, who has switched to the federal government. The competent city councilor also takes responsibility for international issues and digital topics.

The new city government in detail

The newly formed city government is composed as follows:

• Barbara Novak (finances, business, work, international, digital)
• Jürgen Czernohorszky (climate, environment, baths)
• Peter Hacker (Health, Social Affairs, Sport)
• Ulli Sima (urban planning, mobility, innovation, municipal utility)
• Veronica Kaup-Hasler (art, culture, science, VHS)
• Kathrin Gaál (living, city building, urban renewal, women)
• Bettina Emmerling (education, youth, integration, transparency, markets)

The distribution of mandate has brought some changes. The seats in the local council are now spread out as follows: SPÖ with 43 seats (minus 3), FPÖ with 22 seats (plus 14), green with 15 seats (minus 1), NEOS with 10 seats (plus 2) and ÖVP also with 10 seats (minus 12) [The Press] (https://www.diepresse.com/19777695/wiener-unterat-und-landtag- constituenten-sich). This distribution of seats clearly shows that the FPÖ gained voices, while the ÖVP had a hard time fighting because the voters: apparently were lost on the inside.

A look back at the constitution

The history of constituents in the Vienna municipal council has many curiosity to offer. While the first session had to be serviced for 44 days today, there were also shorter constitutional times in the past, such as about 33 days in November 1973 or May 1983. In contrast to the longest waiting time in the years 1959 and 1964. At the same time,

on the agenda was not only the angry in the first session, but also the election of the municipal council chairman. Thomas Reindl will act in this role and receive support from his deputy Wolfgang Seidl (FPÖ) and Marina Hanke (SPÖ). The state parliament will then carry out its constituent session, with Christian Meidlinger, also by the SPÖ, as the new state president will take the lead. He follows Ernst Woller. Anton "Toni" Mahdalik (FPÖ) and Gerhard Schmid (SPÖ) take on other important positions as second or third chairman.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the first session took place without a question or current hour, which could have been a little disappointment for those who had hoped for an active political exchange. In addition, the visit to the Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen was postponed to a later date, which also made the first session easier for an important component.

Developments in the Vienna City Council and Landtag are of great importance for the coming years. The course is set and the political events will continue to be observed closely. With a stable coalition and fresh wind through new mandatars, Vienna promises an exciting political period.