2020 Viennese state election

2020 Viennese state election

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All 100 seats in the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna 51 seats needed for a majority All 13 seats in the state government
Turnout	739,485 (65.3%) 9.4%
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Michael Ludwig Gernot Blümel Birgit Hebein Party SPÖ ÖVP Greens Last election 44 seats, 39.6% 7 seats, 9.2% 10 seats, 11.8% Seats won 46 22 16 Seat change 2 15 6 Popular vote 301,967 148,238 107,397 Percentage 41.6% 20.4% 14.8% Swing 2.0% 11.2% 3.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Candidate Christoph Wiederkehr Dominik Nepp Party NEOS FPÖ Last election 5 seats, 6.2% 34 seats, 30.8% Seats won 8 8 Seat change 3 26 Popular vote 54,173 51,603 Percentage 7.5% 7.1% Swing 1.3% 23.7%
Results by district.
Mayor and Governor before election Michael Ludwig SPÖ Elected Mayor and Governor Michael Ludwig SPÖ

The 2020 Viennese state election was held on 11 October 2020 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna.^[1] The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and The Greens.^[2]

The SPÖ remained comfortably in first place with small gains. Conversely, the previously second-placed Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) suffered a catastrophic defeat, losing 80% of its votes compared to 2015 and becoming the smallest party in the legislature. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) moved into second place after more than doubling its vote share. The Greens recorded their best result to date, just under 15%. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) moved into fourth place with minor gains. Team HC Strache fell short of the 5% electoral threshold to enter the Gemeinderat and Landtag.^[3]

On 27 October, Mayor and Governor Michael Ludwig announced that the SPÖ would seek a coalition with NEOS.^[4] Negotiations were successful and the parties presented their coalition pact on 17 November.^[5] Ludwig was re-elected as Mayor by the Gemeinderat and Landtag on 24 November, and the new government was sworn in the same day.^[6]