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Vienna Elections 2025: Citizenship and Voting Rights at the Center of the Debate
Vienna's municipal and district council elections are scheduled for April 27. Originally planned for the fall, the election was brought forward in order to send a signal against a possible FPÖ-ÖVP federal government. In addition to party political strategies, one debate dominates the political landscape: the question of voting rights and citizenship.
Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) advocates for the link of voting rights to citizenship, despite the fact that over a third of Viennese citizens are currently barred from voting. / Picture: © Magistrat der Stadt Wien / Christian Jobst / PID
Vienna's mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) continues to position himself clearly against an extension of voting rights for non-citizens. The situation in Vienna is particularly explosive: more than a third of Viennese voters are not allowed to vote because they do not have Austrian citizenship. This particularly affects expats, long-term migrants, and workers from EU countries, who remain…
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