Editing Salzburg (state) (section)

==Politics==
Salzburg adopted its current provincial constitution in 1999. The provincial government (''Landesregierung'') is headed by a governor ([[Landeshauptmann]]), who is elected by a majority in the provincial parliament [[Landtag]]. Provincial elections are held every five years.

After [[World War II]], most provincial governments were led by the conservative [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP). ÖVP politician [[Josef Klaus]] (1910-2001), later [[chancellor of Austria]], served as governor of Salzburg from 1949 till 1961. In 2004 [[Gabi Burgstaller]] became the first [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic]] (and first female) governor of Salzburg.
[[File:Salzburg Chiemseehof.jpg|thumb|Chiemseehof, seat of Salzburg's provincial parliament]]
The last results, in [[2023 Salzburg state election|April 2023]] (Compared to [[2018 Salzburg state election|2018]]) were:
<blockquote>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!
! Party
! Votes in %
! Change
! Seats
! Change
|-
|bgcolor="#000000"|&nbsp;
|align=left| [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP)
| 30.37%
| {{decrease}} 7.4%
| 12
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor="#5566CC" |&nbsp;
| align="left" | [[Freedom Party of Austria]] (FPÖ)
| 25.75%
| {{increase}} 6.9%
| 10
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor="#FF0000" |&nbsp;
| align="left" | [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]] (SPÖ)
| 17.87%
| {{decrease}} 2.1%
| 7
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor=#800000 |&nbsp;
| align="left" | [[Communist Party of Austria]] (KPÖ)
| 11.66%
| {{increase}}11.3%
| 4
| {{increase}} 4
|-
| bgcolor="#99CC33" |&nbsp;
| align="left" | [[The Greens – The Green Alternative]] (GRÜNE)
| 8.20%
| {{decrease}} 1.1%
| 3
| -
|-
| bgcolor="#e84188" |&nbsp;
| align="left" | [[NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum]] (NEOS)
| 4.20%
| {{decrease}}3.1%
| 0
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor="#FFFF00" |&nbsp;
| align="left" | [[We are Salzburg]] (WIRS)
| 1.19%
| {{increase}}1.2%
| 0
| New
|-
|bgcolor="#777777"|&nbsp;
|align=left| [[MFG Austria - People, Freedom, Fundamental Rights]] (MFG)
| 0.77%
| {{increase}} 0.8%
| 0
| New
|-
|}
</blockquote>
The current governor of Salzburg, [[Wilfried Haslauer]] (ÖVP), entered into coalition discussions with the FPÖ, after his proposition of a ÖVP-FPÖ-SPÖ coalition was rejected by the Social Democrats. [[Wilfried Haslauer|Haslauer]] said "I regret that we could not implement the Alliance for Salzburg". After successful coalition negotiations, the ÖVP and the FPÖ entered into a governing coalition with Haslauer as the Governor and [[:de:Marlene_Svazek|Marlene Svazek]] as the First Deputy Governor.[https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/right-wing-coalition-to-govern-in-salzburg-gives-foretaste-of-upcoming-elections/] Salzburg State has joined [[Lower Austria]] and [[Upper Austria]] as the third [[black-blue coalition]] provincial government. The ÖVP has four seats in the government, while the FPÖ has three.<ref>{{Cite web |last=red |first=salzburg ORF at/Agenturen |date=2 May 2023 |title=Regierungsbildung: ÖVP verhandelt mit FPÖ |url=https://salzburg.orf.at/stories/3205570/ |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=salzburg.ORF.at |language=de }}</ref> The current president (speaker) of the Salzburg federal state parliament is [[Brigitta Pallauf]].

===Government===
Government ministers and their portfolios from the [[2023 Salzburg state election|2023 provincial election]].

====Governor Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP) [https://www.salzburg.gv.at/pol/landesregierung/haslauer]====
* State Direction
* Finance and Asset Management
* Security
* Disaster Prevention
* Museums
* Research and Science
* European Affairs

====1st Deputy Marlene Svazek (FPÖ) [https://www.salzburg.gv.at/pol/landesregierung/svazek]====
* Nature and Environment Protection
* Business
* Early and Primary Education
* Hunting and Fishing
* Youth
* Families
* Integration
* Generations

====2nd Deputy Stefan Schnöll (ÖVP) [https://www.salzburg.gv.at/pol/landesregierung/schnoell]====
* Economy and Tourism
* Communities
* Employment and Labour Market
* Infrastructure and Traffic
* Culture

====Members of the provincial government [https://www.salzburg.gv.at/pol/landesregierung]====
* Josef Schwaiger (ÖVP): Agriculture, Personnel Management, Water, National Parks, Energy, Asylum Seekers
* Daniela Gutschi (ÖVP): Education, Health, Women and Diversity
* Christian Pewny (FPÖ): Social Services, Food, Consumer Protection, Regional Development, Apprenticeships
* Martin Zauner (FPÖ): Spatial Planning, Living, Sport, Basic Traffic