The party ultimately succeeded in negotiating a coalition with the Greens and Team Stronach, and Haslauer Jr became the new Governor of Salzburg.

[2] After the 2009 election, the SPÖ remained the largest party and Gabi Burgstaller won her second term as governor, forming a coalition with the ÖVP.

After speculative financial investments by the state became known in December 2012, second deputy Governor and finance minister David Brenner resigned.

After concluding its investigation, the oversight committee recommended the dissolution of the Landtag and the calling of early elections.

[3] The 36 seats of the Landtag of Salzburg are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process.

For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold.