Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Saturday he is stepping down from his position amid the most recent allegations of his involvement in a corruption case. Kurz said the claims of his inv.
russia s dominance of the energy market is set to continue. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. france says its ambassador to australia will return to his post nearly three weeks after he was recalled when canberra pulled out of a contract to buy french submarines. that deal was part of a new military and intelligence alliance between the us, australia and the uk. france also withdrew its ambassador to washington, although they have already returned. anti corruption prosecutors in austria have placed chancellor sebastian kurz under investigation for alleged bribery. nine other people are also under investigation. reports in austria suggest the inquiry relates to claims mr kurz s austrian people s party tried to bribe media outlets to publish favourable opinion polls. a spokesman for mr kurz s party says it is the victim of a politically motivated campaign.
Avstrijski kancler Sebastian Kurz je bil na kongresu ÖVP v St. Pöltnu znova izvoljen za predsednika stranke. Prejel je 533 od 536 oddanih glasov. 35-letnik je tako presegel rezultat iz leta 2017, ko je prejel 98,7 odstotka glasov delegatov. Po izvolitvi je dejal, da mu tako močna podpora daje veliko moči.
Die ÖVP hält am heutigen Samstag ihren 39. ordentlichen Bundesparteitag ab. Sebastian Kurz stellt sich dabei erstmals der Wiederwahl als Obmann der Volkspartei. Wir berichten ab 12.50 Uhr live vom Event.