Vienna Election 2025 Compact: Parties, Candidates and Programs

On Sunday, April 27, elections will be held in Vienna. 1.4 million Viennese will not only elect their municipal council, which is also the state parliament, but also the 23 district councils. A clear election victory for the SPÖ of Mayor Michael Ludwig is considered certain, but a majority with the previous pink coalition partner could be tight.

Vienna Election 2025: The Parties

A total of seven parties are running in the Vienna Election 2025. In addition to the groups represented in the town hall (SPÖ, ÖVP, FPÖ, Greens, NEOS), KPÖ/Links and the Team HC Strache are also participating comprehensively, as they were able to gather enough declarations of support before the election.

Whether the red-pink coalition will be continued after the Vienna Election is expected to be exciting. Mayor Michael Ludwig has already ruled out a coalition with the FPÖ in advance, and the race for third place will be between ÖVP, Greens, and NEOS. There has also been talk of a possible three-party coalition in Vienna.

Experts expect a rather low voter turnout this year, as the early scheduling of the Vienna Election and the short campaign have not really brought the "election mood" to the people.

The Top Candidates in the Vienna Election 2025

The seven parties running in the Vienna municipal council election are led by four men and three women. The by far oldest top candidate is Karl Mahrer from the ÖVP. For the 70-year-old, it is his first campaign as a top candidate, unlike SPÖ Mayor Michael Ludwig and FPÖ Chairman Dominik Nepp. The record is held by Heinz-Christian Strache, who is running as a top candidate for a party for the fifth time.

SPÖ - Michael Ludwig

ÖVP - Karl Mahrer

FPÖ - Dominik Nepp

Greens - Judith Pühringer

NEOS - Selma Arapović

KPÖ/Links - Barbara Urbanic

Team HC Strache - Heinz-Christian Strache

Polls for the Vienna Election 2025

All recently published polls show a consistent picture for the Vienna election: The SPÖ is clearly leading in first place, while the FPÖ takes second place by a wide margin. The battle for third place is close between the Greens, the ÖVP, and the NEOS. The KPÖ is below the five percent threshold and has little chance of entering, while the Team HC Strache has even fewer chances.

First Projection and Result of the Vienna Election 2025

At the close of polls at 5:00 PM, there will be an initial trend forecast for the Vienna election. A first projection is expected around 6:00/6:30 PM. Initial results from the precincts and districts will likely not be available before 7:00 PM, according to the City of Vienna. The preliminary final result (already including the majority of postal votes) is not expected before 9:00 PM.

Only after that will the district council results be published, with results for entire districts not expected by the election authority before 11:00 PM. When the preliminary overall result of the district council elections will arrive is hard to estimate; in 2020, it was not available until after 3:00 AM.

New this year is that not all postal votes will be counted only the day after the Vienna election. In Vienna, similar to the new regulation for national elections, ballots (except those from non-Austrian EU citizens, note) that arrive by Friday at 5:00 PM will be counted in the responsible precincts. This means that the preliminary result on election night will be closer to the final one, and the precinct results will also be more meaningful for analyses.

(APA/Red)

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