Pirate Party of Austria (PIRAT) On the ballot in some states only Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) - on the ballot only in Upper Austria, Styria, Vorarlberg and Burgenland The Change (Der Wandel) - on the ballot only in Vienna and Upper Austria Socialist Left Party (SLP) - on the ballot only in Vienna EU Exit Party (EU-Austrittspartei) - on the ballot only in Vorarlberg Men's Party of Austria (Männerpartei Österreichs) - on the ballot only in Vorarlberg Campaign Issues included corruption scandals across the main parties and Austria's relative financial stability facing a probable crisis. Opinion polling Recent opinion polls Older opinion polls Results Results by state Preference votes Alongside votes for a party, voters were able to cast a preferential votes for a candidate on the party list. The ten candidates with the most preferential votes on a federal level were as follows: Government formation The "grand coalition" of SPÖ and ÖVP retained their majority. While the SPÖ were keen to renew the coalition, the ÖVP also considered the possibility of a coalition with the FPÖ and another smaller party. On October 14, the SPÖ and the ÖVP agreed to start coalition talks with each other, and on December 16, the second Faymann cabinet was formed by the SPÖ and the ÖVP. See also Grand coalition (Germany) References External links Social Democratic Party of Austria Austrian People's Party Freedom Party of Austria The Greens – The Green Alternative Alliance for the Future of Austria Team Stronach Christian Party of Austria Communist Party of Austria EU Withdrawal Party Men's Party of Austria NEOS – The New Austria Pirate Party of Austria Socialist Left Party The Change Elections in Austria Austria Legislative Austria