Vienna in the election frenzy: Voting slips for the municipal council election are printed!

Vienna in the election frenzy: Voting slips for the municipal council election are printed!

Wien, Österreich - On April 27, 2025, a new municipal council will be elected in Vienna. This has been officially announced, and the ballot papers are already printed, as reported vienna.at Citizens entitled to vote may fill out two ballot papers on this day: one for the municipal council election and one for the district council election.

The ballot papers vary depending on the constituency and the district, since not all parties compete in each district. A total of seven parties are on the ballot: SPÖ, ÖVP, Greens, NEOS, FPÖ, Team HC Strache (Heinz-Christian Strache) and the alliance KPÖ and left (KPÖ). Parties that are currently not represented in the city parliament had to collect 100 declarations of support in all 17 constituencies in order to be able to run in the city.

regional differences and eligible voting

Three lists only compete in certain constituencies: The Söz list (Social Austria of the Future) has election proposals for all constituencies except in-house-West, Hietzing and Döbling, while the Pro 23 list exclusively in Liesing and the List Herz only runs in the Favorite constituency. In the district representation elections, voters in all 23 districts for SPÖ, ÖVP, Greens, Neos, FPÖ or KPÖ may vote. A total of 17 different lists brought election proposals with sufficient signatures, some of them only compete in a single district.

For the municipal council election, 1,109,936 people are entitled to vote, while a total of 1,374,712 people can exercise the right to vote for the district representative elections, including 264,776 non-Austrian EU citizens. Voting takes place in 1,504 polling stations or alternatively by election card and postal voting at home or directly in the district office.

Important information on voting

The polling stations are open on election day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. In order to choose, the voters must have a valid identity document such as passport, ID card or driver's license. In the polling station, it is not accepted in the polling station. Around two weeks before the election, an "official election information" will be sent by post to the voting persons that contain information about the responsible polling station. In addition, an online electoral location is available to determine the responsible polling station.

The electoral list can be viewed from the beginning of February. Housekeeping provides information about the number of voters per apartment. The correction procedure for the electoral list will take place from February 18 to 27, while during this period, people with the main residence in Austria can apply for deletions, deletions or corrections in the electoral list, such as wien.gv.at

The Vienna municipal council and district representation elections therefore offer an important opportunity for citizens to raise their voice and to actively participate in democratic will formation. According to Austria.gv.at, all Austrian citizens are eligible to election Have celebrated the 16th birthday, as well as non-Austrian EU citizens who also have their 16th birthday up to this date and live in Vienna on the deadline.