Change of politics in Vienna: Hursky's farewell speech and new laws!

Change of politics in Vienna: Hursky's farewell speech and new laws!

On April 24, 2025, a decisive meeting took place in the Vienna Landtag, in which the draft law on the change in the official regulations, grade and other important regulations was discussed. This legislation aims to optimize the administrative structures and processes within the city. ots.at reports that The state parliament has also submitted a new draft to change the Vienna City Constitution with regard to the district council.

The MP Christian Hursky from the SPÖ kept a moving farewell speech in this context. In his explanations, he emphasized the link between politics and professional life and reflected on his sixteen years of activity in the district council Favorites as well as his successes such as the revival of the pedestrian zone on Columbusplatz and Viktor-Adler-Markt. Hursky plans to focus more on cultural activities in favorites in the future, including learning to cook and write a novel.

Criticism of draft laws

Hursky's farewell speech came together with the criticism of LAbg. Mag. Dietbert Kowarik from the FPÖ. Kowarik expressed concerns about the new draft law, which he described as "toothless". In particular, he criticized the lack of regulations on the delivery of documents on investigation commissions. ots.at further reports that the speaking time in the state parliament was limited to 20 minutes, which led to an intensive debate.

In addition, Kowarik called for a further development of the direct democratic elements in the districts. His concerns also included the responsibility of the magistrate director and the mayor for the delivery delivery and the regulations on the investigation commission. Kowarik announced not to agree to the legislative template.

city constitution and district system

The current discussion takes place against the background of the history of the Vienna City Constitution. This was decided in 1920 and forms the legal foundation of the city of Vienna. Historywiki.gv.at emphasizes that Vienna has the right to self -government and thus has various political and administrative structures, including 23 districts.

The changes in the district administration and the new regulations by the local council are part of a long -term goal of making municipal administration more efficient and citizen approaches. The Vienna City Constitution not only regulates the municipal administration, but also the rights of the municipal council members and the election modalities. City council members who are elected every five years play a crucial role in legislation at the local level.

The current vote of the draft law was unanimously taken place, which signals a clear support of the Vienna state parliament for the upcoming changes.