polls have predicted a win for its chief rival the center left labor party. now labor leader bill shoredon says he s stepping down after a stunning loss. political scandal is triggering snap elections in austria. the vice chancellor has resigned after a compromising video. we have what it means for elections. seated beside a woman whose face is obscured, a man in glasses discusses investments in millions and plans to control an australian media outlet. it appears to be austria s vice chancellor offering government contracts to a woman who claims to be a russian investor standing as a member of the vice chancellor s far right freedom party. the video was allegedly filmed in secret in 2017, three years before that year s elections which brought him to power. first published friday but the