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Vienna, Oct 9 (EFE).- Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stepped down Saturday amid a corruption inquiry targeting him, his closest aides and the ruling conservative OVP People's Party.The 35-year-old Kurz will be succeeded by Alexander Schallenberg, a career diplomat who had been serving as foreign minister. Kurz will remain his party's chairman and keep his seat in parliament. (Camera: HANDOUT).FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE CHANCELLERY OF AUSTRIA. SOUND BITES: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (IN GERMAN)TRANSLATION: "I want to step aside to avoid chaos and guarantee stability. I have proposed to President (Alexander Van der Bellen) that Alexsander Schallenberg assume the position of chancellor."
Vienna, 7 Oct (EFE/EPA).- Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz investigated on suspicion of corruption involving state payments for newspaper advertising, addressed the media Thursday and defended his innocence on his way to a meeting with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen at the Presidential Office. (Camera: CHRISTIAN BRUNA)SHOT LIST: THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND SEBASTIAN KURZ IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz addresses parliament, three days after being sworn in for a second term. By his side is Werner Kogler, the Green party leader who, through a coalition, gave Kurz the majority he needed for his second term. IMAGES
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives in a Vienna court as he goes on trial for allegedly giving false testimony amid wide-ranging corruption scandals that have rocked the country. Kurz is the highest profile figure implicated in the scandals. IMAGES
Vienna, Oct 9 (EFE/EPA).- Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stepped down Saturday amid a corruption inquiry targeting him, his closest aides and the ruling conservative OVP People's Party.The 35-year-old Kurz will be succeeded by Alexander Schallenberg, a career diplomat who had been serving as foreign minister. Kurz will remain his party's chairman and keep his seat in parliament. (Camera: CHRISTIAN BRUNA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE CELEBRATE OUTSIDE THE CHANCELLERY FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR KURZ RESIGNATION, IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA.
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen swears in Sebastian Kurz's new cabinet ministers. Kurz was facing the prospect of a no-confidence vote in parliament as he grappled Tuesday with the fallout from the "Ibiza-gate" scandal that toppled his coalition with the far right. IMAGES