Vienna coalition is about to vote: SPÖ and NEOS looking forward to decision!

Vienna coalition is about to vote: SPÖ and NEOS looking forward to decision!

Wien, Österreich - On June 2, 2025, the Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the NEOS announced the continuation of their coalition in Vienna. This is followed by exploratory talks between the two parties that ran smoothly and constructively. As the Kleine Zeitung , the committees of the coalition parties must now agree with the pact. The SPÖ will already vote on the negotiated package on Wednesday.

The Mayor Michael Ludwig, who was responsible for the SPÖ and the Neos politician Bettina Emmerling, who was nominated as Vice Mayor and City Councilor, will jointly lead the city government. However, the NEOS need the approval of their members, who will vote on it on June 7 at a state general meeting. This consent requires a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, such as Occupation and mandates

The agreement comes into force after the local elections, in which the SPÖ achieved 39.38 percent of the vote on April 27, 2025 and the NEOS 10 percent. This represents an increase of 2.5 percentage points for the NEOS compared to the previous election. Together, SPÖ and NEOS have 53 of the 100 mandates in the future Viennese municipal council. The municipal council is likely to be constantly being constituted after Pentecost, as well as Krone

On Tuesday, the program of the new coalition for the next five years will be presented in the coat of arms of the town hall. Although the new city government members have not yet been announced on this day, it is already clear that the SPÖ, led by Michael Ludwig, has excluded a coalition with the FPÖ.

Although the details of the distribution of department and the size of the city council are still unknown, a clear wish of the two parties can be seen after a stable cooperation in the new legislative period. The step towards the new edition of the collaboration is considered important on both sides to continue to make Vienna future -oriented.