 The FPÖ did then soon present their own candidate Norbert Hofer.NEOS said they would support Griss and any other independent candidates indirectly, and voiced their concerns over the strong partisan politicization of the presidential office and the election campaign.NEOS leader Matthias Strolz stated on February 9, 2016 that NEOS might also support Alexander Van der Bellen, the ex-former spokesman of the Austrian Green Party, voicing his preference for a run-off election between Griss and Van der Bellen.