KPÖ and the city election proposal to the left

KPÖ and links brought their city election proposal to the MA62 on Friday. The list of the election alliance comprises 205 candidate: inside. Top candidate Barbara Urbanic (KPÖ): “Our list includes the entire width of Vienna Society. We compete for this: to give a voice as a social opposition power that is otherwise little heard in this city.“

The professions find employees such as workers: inside, pensioner: inside as well as a student: inside. But also a physicist, a sausage employee, an actress, a bicycle mechanic and an archaeologist can be found on the list. In addition, many people from social professions are to be found, such as social workers: inside, elementary teacher: inside and carers: inside.

The average age of the candidate: inside is 45 years. The youngest candidate is 19 years old, the oldest candidate is 83 years old.

There are 103 women on the list. Among the first 100 candidates: there are even 75 % women inside. “”We are making a strong sign of a feminist city policy. Women are particularly badly affected by poverty – we want to change this by making politics from below that are based on people’s needs“, Says Angelika Adensamer (left), who runs in list place 2.

Protest against a lack of voting rights

People without Austrian citizenship are also on the list – as a sign of protest. These are deleted by the electoral authority. “”In the meantime, a third of adult people in Vienna must not have a say in a democratic way. We want the right to vote for everyone who lives in Vienna. After all, we are all affected by the political decisions that are made by the parliaments“Only adensamer.

The entire country list and photos of the top candidates are here to find.