VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s conservative former chancellor Sebastian Kurz went on trial for perjury on Wednesday in a case separate from the corruption investigation that forced him from office but which could still influence his ruling party’s electoral fate. Kurz, who denies all the allegations made against him, has quit politics yet the ruling coalition…
Austria's conservative former chancellor Sebastian Kurz went on trial for perjury on Wednesday in a case separate from the corruption investigation that forced him from office but which could still influence his ruling party's electoral fate. Kurz, who denies all the allegations made against him, has quit politics yet the ruling coalition he formed with the left-wing Greens in 2020 remains in power. The case centres on whether Kurz lied to a parliamentary commission of inquiry when he testified in 2020 that as chancellor he was not involved in a decision to make a party ally head of Austrian state holding company OBAG.
Austria's ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced he is stepping back from politics. His successor, Alexander Schallenberg, has also announced his resignation.
Austria's ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced he is stepping back from politics. At 35, he was the country's youngest leader but his tenure in office was plagued by scandals.
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