Why was Austria not divided in half after WWII?

by Tsunami1LV

It seems that USSR created puppet governments everywhere they occupied, and Austria had a similar occupational situation to Germany. Why was there no East and West Austria like it happened in Germany?

Evan_Th

It actually was divided into four occupation zones, with Vienna also divided, just like happened with Germany. However, the Soviets allowed an all-Austria government to be elected, and they withdrew after Stalin's death in exchange for Austria promising neutrality.