1996 European Parliament election in Austria
Parties represented in the EP
### Parties represented in the EP

* SPÖ (social democrats): chief candidate Mr [Hannes SWOBODA](/wiki/Hannes_Swoboda "Hannes Swoboda").
* ÖVP (Christian democrats): chief candidate Mrs [Ursula STENZEL](/wiki/Ursula_Stenzel "Ursula Stenzel").
* FPÖ (non\-attached): chief candidate Mr Franz LINSER\*.
* Liberales Forum (liberals): chief candidate Mr [Friedhelm FRISCHENSCHLAGER](/wiki/Friedhelm_Frischenschlager "Friedhelm Frischenschlager").
* Die Grünen (greens): chief candidate Mr [Johannes VOGGENHUBER](/wiki/Johannes_Voggenhuber "Johannes Voggenhuber")\*.

What is the main difference between SPÖ and ÖVP?