Provincial deputy clarifies

Schnöll as minister? “I rule that out”

As before, Schnöll only wants to make short trips to Vienna.

(Bild: Martin Juen)

The federal ÖVP is looking for ministerial candidates for the next federal government. For family reasons, among others, the provincial deputy does not want to go to Vienna at the moment.

The first austerity package is in place, as are the basic outlines for the budget. The negotiations for a blue-black government in Vienna are progressing rapidly. Only the list of ministers has not yet been finalized. The ÖVP in particular is currently looking for candidates who can imagine the unusual role of junior partner in the government. There are some in the federal party who would like to have Salzburg's deputy governor and not-yet-crown prince Stefan Schnöll as a minister, according to reports in Vienna.

"I rule that out" 
The answer to this question from the 36-year-old, who has just resigned from the post of provincial governor citing his family life, is clear: "I rule it out." After all, the workload as a minister would be no less or even greater than as governor. And that is exactly what Schnöll wanted to avoid by remaining in the second row.

That would not apply for all time. "I'm not ruling out the possibility of becoming a minister again at some point in my life," says Schnöll. On the blue side, state deputy Marlene Svazek had also already ruled out a move to Vienna and announced her intention to remain in Salzburg.