Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna
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As Vienna, the capital of Austria is both a city and a state, the 100 members of the Municipal Council (Gemeinderat) of the city of Vienna also act as members of the Landtag (legislative assembly) of the state of Vienna. Members serve for five years.
Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna Wiener Gemeinderat und Landtag | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Gemeinderat Landtag |
History | |
Founded |
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Leadership | |
Chairman of the Gemeinderat | |
President of the Landtag | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
Political groups | Government (54)
Opposition (46)
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Length of term | five years |
Elections | |
Last election | 11 October 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
Meeting place | |
Vienna City Hall Rathausplatz, Vienna | |
Website | |
wien.gv.at |
While the municipal council and the state parliament consist of the same members, they meet separately, complete with separate presiding officers: the chairman of the Municipal Council and the President of the Landtag [de]. This is because the Vienna City Constitution requires city and state business to be kept separate. When the deputies meet as the Municipal Council, they can only deal with matters of the city, but not the affairs of the state. When the deputies meet as the Landtag, they may only deal with the matters of the state, but not the affairs of the city. Thus, the legal situation in Vienna is different to that in other city-states such as Berlin or Hamburg.