Austria: Government toppled

Sebastian Kurz no longer Chancellor

"Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has lost a no confidence vote in parliament following corruption allegations involving his now ex-vice chancellor. The scandal earlier led to the breakup of the coalition government.

The motion was brought to Austria’s lower house of parliament by Peter Pilz, an environmentalist MP, and unanimously supported by the left-wing Social Democrats (SPO) and the right-wing Freedom Party (FPO).

Austrian President Alexander Van Der Bellen will now appoint a caretaker chancellor to lead the country until fresh elections can be held in September. Last Wednesday, Van Der Bellen swore in a mix of politicians and technocrats to fill ministerial roles vacated by the FPO recently."

https://www.rt.com/news/460373-kurz-no-confidence-vote/