The Salzburg path for the next five years will be decided today: the first projection of the state elections is expected shortly after 5 p.m. How much does the ÖVP lose? How big will the plus at the FPÖ? Is the SPÖ threatening to crash? What is the impact of the government work of the Greens and NEOS? And does the KPÖ Plus make it into the state parliament? The krone.at live ticker accompanies you through the election day.
The most important information about the election in a nutshell: In the course of the morning, the top candidates gradually cast their votes. Provincial Governor Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP): “I’m not at all nervous, how it happens, that’s how it happens.” During the election campaign, election posters have repeatedly been exposed to the destruction rage or the will to deface unknown people. The outcome of a Salzburg state election has not been as unpredictable as this one for a long time. What unites the parties and what divides them will ultimately determine the formation of a government just as much as the will of the voters. 386,947 people are entitled to vote in the third and last state election in 2023. To date, the country has been governed by a three-party coalition of ÖVP, Greens and NEOS. Live ticker for the election: Salzburg elects a new state parliament on Sunday. According to the polls, it is questionable whether the “Dirndl coalition” can hold its majority. This time, the KPÖ Plus can also calculate the chances of overcoming the five percent hurdle and thus entering the state parliament. Most of the 519 polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The voting cards are also counted immediately, so the final result will already be available on the evening of the election. Shortly after 5 p.m. there should be the first projections, at around 10 p.m. the preliminary final result.
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