 In the "Perspectives" paper released by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) on 1 October 2007, the Coalition announced its support for a registered partnership law similar to the Swiss model.An agreed draft was released in late October 2007, which would have given couples in a registered partnership nearly the same rights as married couples, except for adoption rights.It was planned that the registered partnership bill, based on the Swiss model, would be introduced to the Parliament in September 2008, however, as the coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) broke apart and early elections were scheduled for 28 September 2008, progress was delayed.