State Leader Lashes Out

Edtstadler: “Take it or leave it—that’s in poor taste!”

The former minister—here in an interview with “Krone” editor Nikolaus Frings—maintains that she works on friendly terms with FPÖ Provincial Vice Chair Marlene Svazek.(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

Salzburg Governor Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP) spoke with the “Krone” about her criticism of SPÖ Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer, the long-promised reforms, her own political mistakes, and the upcoming state election in less than two years.

“Krone”: At the provincial governors’ conference in Salzburg about a year ago, the reform partnership emerged as a major topic. The goals set at that time have not yet been fully achieved. Why is that—and are there new deadlines?