2023-05-25 19:51:21
After the end of the government negotiations in Salzburg, the party committees of the ÖVP and FPÖ approved the joint coalition pact for the years 2023-2028 on Thursday evening without a dissenting vote. The working agreement for the next five years, the division of departments and the new team of the first black-blue state government in the state will be presented tomorrow, Friday, at 10 a.m. at a press conference.
As expected, the decision of the ÖVP officials was unanimous after a presentation of the negotiation result in the early evening, said a spokesman for Governor Wilfried Haslauer to the APA. The FPÖ state party leadership met at around 7.30 p.m., and here too the coalition pact was unanimously approved, as FPÖ club director Dom Kamper told APA.
Most of the talks on the content of the new government program were concluded last week, and the last few open questions have been clarified in the past few days. According to reports, there have been no major differences between the parties in the last three weeks. It is eagerly awaited whether – and if so how – the processing of the Corona crisis will be cancelled. A point that was very important to the FPÖ before the election.
This week it was still about the division of departments. But don’t expect too many surprises here. Haslauer had already emphasized in advance that the ÖVP wanted to keep “their” departments. It is considered unlikely that one of the key departments will move to the Freedom Party. According to “Salzburger Nachrichten” (Friday edition), FPÖ boss Marlene Svazek should take over nature conservation (without the national park) as well as hunting and fishing, the new FPÖ state councilor Martin Zauner should be responsible for the departments of housing and regional planning. Daniela Gutschi (ÖVP) is also to become the new state health officer.
It was already clear at the beginning of the coalition talks that the ÖVP would provide four of the seven members of the government in Salzburg, and the FPÖ three. And the heads are also de facto fixed: in addition to Governor Wilfried Haslauer, the ÖVP continues to provide the provincial councilors Daniela Gutschi, Stefan Schnöll and Josef Schwaiger. State party leader Marlene Svazek, Radstadt mayor Christian Pewny and Zauner, former party secretary to Salzburg’s ex-FPÖ boss Karl Schnell and most recently head of customer service at Salzburg AG, are to move into the government for the FPÖ.
All new members of the government must undergo a mandatory hearing in the state parliament on June 12 before being elected and sworn in at the state parliament session on June 14. Unlike after previous state elections, the new state government is facing protests for the first time. A large demonstration against black and blue has been announced in the state capital on Whit Monday. On June 14th there will also be a public funeral procession followed by a funeral meal.
The state of Salzburg has probably already reacted for fear of disruptive actions: Access to tomorrow’s press conference is only possible with registration and proof of identity.
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