Selma Arapović: New club chairwoman of the Neos and hope for Vienna!

Selma Arapović: New club chairwoman of the Neos and hope for Vienna!

Selma Arapović is the new club chairwoman of the Wiener Neos! The architect was unanimously elected in an important meeting on March 2, 2025. Arapović, who has belonged to the Vienna municipal council since 2020, was previously spokeswoman for living, urban renewal and urban development. With her fresh swing, she takes over the helm shortly before the Vienna election on April 27, after the previous club chairwoman Bettina Emmerling switched to the education department. Emmerling himself was praised to the Minister of Education of the Republic of Austria yesterday, which announces significant changes in Viennese politics.

In her first statement after the election, Arapović was pleased with the trust that the NEOs show to her. "I am pleased about the trust that the Neos Rathausklub brings me towards. Together with our city councilor Bettina Emmerling and state spokesman Christoph Wiederkehr, we will continue the honest work for Vienna," said the new club chairwoman. Her focus is on the continuation of the efforts to promote education at the federal and state level, which it described as crucial for all schools, such as Kleine Zeitung reported.

A new course for the Wiener Neos

With the new election, the NEOS hope to set the personal course for the upcoming election campaign. "With Selma Arapović, we chose an experienced and competent MP who will lead the Neos Vienna Rathausklub through the Vienna election campaign," said Emmerling in her congratulations to the new club chairwoman. Arapović advocated securing the progress in educational and urban development policy and thus further strengthening the relationships between the NEOs to the electorate, such as Pressnachrichten held.