The election was held on its regular date after the constitutional five-year tenure. Prior to the election, HDV and LVP governed in a joint coalition under Staatsministerin Janna Goddestreu. All parties except the populist LVP and NBF had retained their leaders since the last election. The Liberals' lead candidate this time was their Chairwoman Ariane von Gehrfeld, while the NBF fielded Klaus Zinnberger, who had defected after getting sacked from cabinet and temporarily resigning from politics.