A joint application from all parties will apparently be submitted, as decided in a spontaneously convened presidium.

The coalition announced last week that they did not want to wait until the regular date in autumn, in order to spare the Viennese a long election campaign. This will be formally sealed today. The election application was dealt with immediately after the current hour.

Vienna Election: Now Apparently a Joint Decision After All

Earlier in the morning, it seemed that the opposition would not give its approval. Now it appears that there will be a joint application from all parties. This was announced in the plenary session after a spontaneously convened meeting of the presidium. The original red-pink application also referred to the coalition negotiations between FPÖ and ÖVP at the federal level. This initially prompted ÖVP and FPÖ not to go along with it.

Formally, it is proposed to dissolve the city council before the end of the electoral term - although the dissolution will not take effect immediately, as the regular sessions of the city council and state parliament are to take place as planned until the election. And not only that: the coalition hinted on Friday that special sessions could be scheduled to decide on outstanding projects.

The decision will be made in Vienna on April 27 about the composition of a new state parliament or city council. In addition, the district representations will be voted on. The SPÖ, under party leader and Mayor Michael Ludwig, has now been governing with the NEOS for more than four years. Their leader, Christoph Wiederkehr, is Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Education, Integration and Youth.

(APA/Red)

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