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VIENNA For Heinz-Christian Strache, what started in a luxury villa on the Spanish island of Ibiza is ending in a courtroom.
Just over two years ago, Strache was the second-most powerful politician in Austria, serving as vice chancellor in the country’s right-wing government after helping his far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) reach new electoral heights.
On Tuesday, long after the so-called “Ibiza Affair” cost him his job as vice chancellor and his role as head of the FPÖ and after a lackluster attempt at a political comeback last fall he walked into a Vienna courtroom to stand trial for corruption.