New green team conquers the town hall: Prack leads opposition!

New green team conquers the town hall: Prack leads opposition!

On Monday, June 2, 2025, the Greens presented their new club team in the town hall in Vienna. A fresh wind blows through the rows of the green faction, which is reinforced after the elections in April. With Georg Prack as a new club chairman and Judith Pühringer and Peter Kraus as a city council: Inside, a clear orientation for the future becomes visible. This realignment aims to establish the Greens as the opposition party leading in terms of content and to challenge the new city government constructively. Prack emphasizes the commitment to the necessary changes and the topics that affect the Viennese population.

Judith Pühringer and Peter Kraus, both chosen with a clear majority, will devote themselves to the areas of labor market, people with disabilities, climate protection and queer policy. Pühringer has already announced that they primarily take care of the concerns of people with disabilities, while Kraus appears as an expert in climate protection. This focus is particularly relevant because the climate crisis is considered one of the greatest challenges of the present. climate protection is not only an important political issue, but also has a direct impact on the quality of life and economic security of city residents.

new faces and old acquaintances

The 41-year-old Georg Prack, born in Steyr, has extensive experience. He has been a member of the state parliament since 2020 and was previously district council in the 10th district from 2008 to 2015. In addition to his political career, Prack is also active in the social field, where he works for homeless men in the Vienna Red Cross and in the chance house.

Julia Malle, the new deputy club chairman, is also 41 years old and has made a name for himself in the state parliament and local council in the past five years. Previously, she was a district councilor at the new building and on the Wieden. Your academic career as a university lecturer at the Institute for German Studies at the University of Vienna complements her profile and strengthens the green team.

versatile topics and clear goals

In the new line -up of the Green City Hall Club, in addition to the mentioned, other members who cover various important subject areas are active. These include:

• Jennifer Kickert
• Hans Arsenovic (business spokesman)
• Berîvan Aslan (human rights spokesman)
• Niki Kunrath (family and cultural spokeswoman)
• Ursula Berner (environmental spokeswoman)
• Huem Otero García (health and care spokeswoman)
• Barbara Huemer (budget speaker)
• Martin Margulies (mobility and planning spokesman)
• Heidi Sequence
• Kilian Stark (educational speaker)
• Felix Stadler
• Viktoria Spielmann (social and women's spokeswoman)

In their oppositional function, the green value attaches great importance to affordable living and the expansion of public transport. The goal is to make Austria climate -neutral by 2040 and at the same time take clear measures to improve the quality of life. These include the expansion and discount of public transport as well as the use for ecosocial tax reform.

Judith Pühringer and Peter Kraus thank their predecessor David Ellensohn for his long -term and committed work. With a clear plan and fresh ideas, the Greens go into the upcoming opposition period and seem ready to take their place in Vienna's city policy. OTS Challenges that lie in front of the new green management team.