What will be chosen in the 2020 Vienna elections? – Vienna Current

The Viennese are called to vote on October 11. The special feature in Vienna: Two elections are held on election day: the municipal council election (white ballot) and the district representative election (yellow ballot).

All Austrian citizens who have reached the age of 16 and had their main residence in Vienna before the election deadline of July 14, 2020 at the latest, can join the municipal council and the district council.

The district council can also vote for non-Austrian EU citizens who have reached their 16th birthday on election day and who have established their primary residence in Vienna on July 14, 2020 at the latest on the date of the election.

A total of 100 mandates will be distributed in the municipal council. Parties that get more than five percent of the vote in municipal council elections move to the Vienna City Council.

The following matches and lists are in the 2020 City Council Elections compete in Vienna:

This year, in addition to the parties already represented in the town hall, the SPÖ, Greens, FPÖ, ÖVP, NEOS and Team HC, the Links list (including KPÖ), Social Austria of the Future (SÖZ) and the beer party are trying to win the favor of the voters. He is running in all 23 districts of Vienna (18 constituencies). Three other small parties only run in individual electoral districts.

Only those who obtain the absolute majority of mandates in the municipal council election can also govern alone. In Vienna there is currently a coalition of the SPÖ and the Greens.

Vienna will almost certainly continue to rule itself in red and green after the 2020 Vienna elections, although the ÖVP may also have a say this year. The mayor, who also becomes governor, is not directly elected. However, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) can assume that Vienna will still be red under him. It is very likely that he will also keep his coalition partner, the Greens, with Deputy Mayor Birgit Hebein. According to polls, a renewed red-green majority is sure.

First, the mayor is elected by majority vote at the constituent council meeting after the election. The future boss may belong to the city parliament, but he does not have to. However, it should theoretically be possible to choose it. The municipal council has the same staff as the state parliament. Therefore, the mayor is also the governor of Vienna and is sworn in by the federal president in this role. This is followed by the formation of the current government, the so-called city senate. This is where the proportional representation system comes into play, that is, the proportional distribution of political power.

In addition, the mayor is assisted by two deputy mayors. According to the city’s constitution, the strongest party is entitled to the first deputy mayor, the second strongest party from the local council to the other. However, this rule only comes into play if the second strongest party has won at least a third of the seats.

After the 2015 Vienna elections, Maria Vassilakou (Greens), when the SPÖ gave up their royal rights, and Johann Gudenus (FPÖ) became deputy mayors of Vienna. Birgit Hebein (Greens) and Dominik Nepp (FPÖ) are currently in office.

The following matches and lists are in the 2020 district council elections compete in Vienna:

Each district of Vienna has its own elected district council. It has between 40 and 60 members, depending on the size of the district and the number of inhabitants. The district council is responsible for all important district business. Decide on the district budget and accounts.

The party that receives the most votes in the election of the district council automatically provides the district head. Seats in the district parliament are determined based on the strength of the votes.