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| Austria’s Sebastian Kurz steps down as chancellor amid new corruption scandal | Austria’s Sebastian Kurz steps down as chancellor amid new corruption scandal |
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| Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Saturday said he’s resigning amid a corruption probe that threatened to unravel his ruling coalition. Kurz, who’s replaced by his FM, denies the allegations, vowing to fight to clear his name. | |
| Kurz said in a televised statement on Saturday that he is relinquishing his role as chancellor and will become leader of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) in parliament as he works to clear his name of graft allegations. He called for Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg to replace him as chancellor. | |
| The move averts a “no-confidence” vote after Austria’s Greens Party, which campaigned on a promise of “clean politics” before joining the ÖVP-led ruling coalition last year, called for Kurz to step down. Prosecutors said on Wednesday that they were targeting Kurz and nine others on suspicion of bribery and other corruption offenses. | |
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