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From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 27, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 27, 2019
Austria Chancellor Kurz loses confidence vote
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz loses a confidence vote in parliament, removing him from office over a corruption scandal that brought down his coalition government.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (2ndR) and Interior Minister Eckart Ratz (R) listen to speeches head of a confidence vote on May 27, 2019 in Vienna following the fallout from the “Ibiza-gate” scandal that toppled his coalition with the far-right. (ALEX HALADA / AFP)
“An application (by the opposition Social Democrats) has been accepted, so he has lost the confidence,” says deputy parliamentary speaker Doris Bures.
— AFP
