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Where the ÖVP and SPÖ could clash

Andreas Babler and Christian Stocker want to reach an agreement on a new government in the coming weeks.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Max Slovencik/APA/picturedesk.com, AP/Heinz-Peter Bader)

A coalition between black and red is getting closer. Nevertheless, there are sticking points and potential stumbling blocks on the way to an agreement. The "Krone" knows where the ÖVP and SPÖ are furthest apart.

The scent of black and red hangs over the country. There is a real smell of a coalition between the People's Party and the Social Democrats. The government could be in place in just a few weeks. And Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen will once again be able to inaugurate it. But there are a few sticking points and stumbling blocks along the way.