Vienna is preparing for elections: Last session in the town hall today!

Vienna is preparing for elections: Last session in the town hall today!

Wiener Rathaus, 1010 Wien, Österreich - On April 23, 2025, the last council meeting of the current legislative period took place in the Vienna City Hall. This session was of particular importance because it took place shortly before the upcoming Vienna election, which was pre-laid on April 27, 2025. The preliminary laying was made by a decision by the red-pink coalition, as vienna.at reported.

The session was largely normal and included a question time and a current hour. The latter devoted itself to the measures selected by the SPÖ for the economy and the labor market. Another focus of the agenda was the 2035 urban development plan, also known as the "Vienna Plan". In addition to these topics, an urgent request from the Greens of Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) for operations that can be planned was also discussed.

farewell speeches and planned projects

As part of the meeting, MPs who will no longer be represented in the city parliament had the opportunity to keep farewell speeches. Among other things, Landtag President Ernst Woller (SPÖ) and the club boss of the ÖVP, Markus Wölbitsch, commented on their experiences and experiences during their term. The next, last state session is already scheduled for April 24, 2025.

A central topic in this meeting was the planned amendment to the event law in the state parliament, a project that is sought by the red-pink coalition. However, no information has yet been published about the exact implementation and progress.

political education and party promotion in Vienna

The political landscape in Vienna is largely shaped by the support of political parties. According to wien.gv.at, the active participation of the political parties is the backbone of democratic processes in the city. The state of Vienna supports parties, academies and clubs as part of the federal law options and promotes their educational work to political activation of the population.

According to the Vienna Party Promotion Act, the various political parties receive grants in the Vienna State Parliament, local council and in district representatives. For 2024, the provisional grants are distributed as follows:

The funding will be published online annually from 2024 and is therefore more transparent to the public. This is intended to promote the responsibility and traceability of political agriculture in the city.