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Offline TomSea

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Sebastian Kurz, Austrian chancellor, loses confidence vote

Austria's parliament has voted to remove Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and his government from office in a special parliamentary session.

His previous coalition ally, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), backed the motions brought by the opposition Social Democrats (SPÖ).

The FPÖ had become embroiled in a political scandal caused by a secret video, which ended the coalition.

Austria's president must now decide who will be chancellor.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48422732

The guy was a "boy wonder" or "wunderkind" type. I don't disagree with the ideas that much but maybe the presentation.  I'm glad he's out, the above reads that even the "far-right Freedom Party" voted against him.  Something wasn't right in my very limited knowledge of the situation.


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Re: Sebastian Kurz, Austrian chancellor, loses confidence vote
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2019, 10:55:45 pm »
The Freedom Party will be back...