New financial city council and vice mayor elected in the Vienna municipal council!

New financial city council and vice mayor elected in the Vienna municipal council!

Wien, Österreich - On March 7, 2025, the 65th meeting of the Vienna municipal council takes place, within the framework of which important personnel decisions are made. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the municipal council meeting hall in the town hall. The focus is particularly on the commissioning of new municipal council members and the election of a new mayor and a leadership city council after Christoph Return and Peter Hanke have switched to the federal government, such as ots reports .

New in the city senate is Bettina Emmerling, who is elected in addition to the educational councilor as Vice Mayor, and Christoph Maschek, who interim personally takes over the office of financial city council, as ORF Vienna reports . While the SPÖ and NEOS assure the new support, the FPÖ has announced that they should not participate in the election of the two. The session will be open to the public and a livestream is offered.

Details about the session

The session, despite the revised agenda, will continue with a statement by Mayor Michael Ludwig and a subsequent debate. A significant difference to regular sessions is that the usual question time is eliminated, which could possibly pull the discussions in length. Access for media representatives is via a press gallery, whereby an accreditation is required. So, an interesting event is imminent that should cause tension, especially with regard to the new political orientation in Vienna.