KPÖ/left conquers the City Parliament: A new course for Vienna!

KPÖ/left conquers the City Parliament: A new course for Vienna!

Innere Stadt, Wien, Österreich - On June 4, 2025, the KPÖ/left took a remarkable step and for the first time moved into the city parliament of the inner city of Vienna. The district representation election took place on April 27, 2025 and brought exciting results. Top candidate Benjamin Traugott, who comes from the climate movement and was actively at "Lobau stays", has successfully faced the challenges of the election campaign. After almost three years of commitment to social media and one and a half years of experience in press work at KPÖ/left, he was able to convince the voters in the first district. [Meinverzirge]

The choice was not easy, especially in a district with many tourists and less residents. Traugott reported on successful door-to-door discussions in community buildings, especially with the fishing stairs and the support of infotic, for example at the Hofer supermarket. Central topics such as the cost of living, lack of housing and the increasing illegal Airbnbs were important. According to current figures, there are around 1,400 ads for illegal accommodations in Vienna, which corresponds to about 10% of the 14,000 Airbnbs.

focus on social justice and living space

The KPÖ/left plans to examine the artificial shortage of living space and calls for measures such as expropriations and forced administrations for dilapidated houses. Your goal is to reduce the marketing of residential property and reduce tourism in the first district. The first projects include the removal of the controversial Karl Lueger monument and the installation of a guiding strip for visually impaired people at the forecourt of the University of Vienna. The new faction also wants to drive traffic calming and a comprehensive bike concept. [ots]

In addition, the KPÖ/left has announced regular consultation hours in which the concerns of the residents are to be accepted. The party also strives for cooperation with other factions, for example with the ÖVP and the Greens, to find solutions for the citizens: inside. The vision for the inner city in five years includes affordable apartments, access to culture and education as well as an unrestricted locomotion without dominance of cars.

results of the elections in Vienna

The district representation elections brought significant changes. At 39.5%, the SPÖ remains the strongest force, but must accept a loss of 2.1 percentage points. At 20.7%, the FPÖ can record a remarkable increase of 13.7 percentage points and positions itself as the second strongest party. The Greens have a slight decrease in 14.1%, while the NEOs fluctuate with 9.8% and the ÖVP with 9.7% in voting, with the ÖVP to take clear losses.

The KPÖ, which came to 3.9% in the elections, could not reach the mandate, but with its move into the district parliament of the inner city, has achieved a symbolic success. This shows that a left -wing opposition, supported by the alliance with left, is urgently required. Anna Svec, spokeswoman from left, calls on the voters to support this alliance to combat social inequalities in Austria. [ots]