Deutsch Holds Mandates in the IKG Vienna

Tiroler Tageszeitung, November 26, 2022
German original: https://www.tt.com/artikel/30838726/deutsch-haelt-mandate-in-der-ikg-wien

The Jewish Community (IKG) Vienna elected its new board on Sunday. The ATID list of incumbent president Oskar Deutsch was able to retain its eight mandates in the 24-member body. In second place is the grouping Sefardim-Bucharic Jews (VBJ), which now holds seven seats with an increase of one mandate.

There are around 5,500 Jews eligible to vote in the IKG Vienna, and 3,308 votes were ultimately cast. The elections took place on three days in November, the main election day was Sunday. The religious group Kehille also gained one mandate, while the List Chaj - Jewish Life of ÖVP National Council member Martin Engelberg and the Orthodox List Khal Israel each lost one mandate.

Board elections are held every five years at the IKG Vienna, most recently on Nov. 19, 2017, when ATID received eight mandates; at the constituent meeting of the board, Deutsch, who formed a coalition with four other lists, came in with 22 votes.