Sebastian Kurz, a former chancellor under investigation for influence-buying and corruption, said he was quitting politics. Within hours, his successor and ally also resigned, after only two months on the job.
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Angry and Divided, Austrians Argue Over a Lockdown and Vaccine Mandates
As a new wave of Covid infections spreads over Europe, resistance to public health measures is growing, and not just in Austria.
Thousands in Austria Protest Covid Lockdown and Vaccine Mandate
The protests were largely peaceful, but as dusk fell over the Austrian capital, skirmishes broke out between officers and groups of demonstrators.
Austria Braces for Violence at Mass Protests Over Covid Measures
The police in Vienna said that 10 of 11 demonstrations registered for Saturday involved protests over rules including a newly announced lockdown and vaccine requirement.
Austria Announces Covid Vaccine Mandate, Crossing a Threshold for Europe
The extraordinary step shows that governments desperate to safeguard public health and economic recoveries are increasingly willing to push for once unthinkable measures.
Fake Polls and Tabloid Coverage on Demand: The Dark Side of Sebastian Kurz
The downfall of Austria’s onetime political Wunderkind put a spotlight on the cozy, sometimes corrupt, relationship between right-wing populists and parts of the news media.
Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s Chancellor, Faces Corruption Probe
The future of the chancellor’s coalition looked increasingly uncertain after prosecutors opened a criminal investigation on suspicion that he paid off pollsters and journalists.
A Onetime ‘Refugee Child’ Takes On Austria’s Far Right
Alma Zadic arrived in Vienna from Bosnia when she was 10. Now, she is the justice minister in an awkward coalition of liberal Greens and hard-line, anti-immigrant conservatives.
A Far-Right Dilemma for Europe’s Mainstream: Contain It or Join It?
Traditional parties are increasingly working with the far right at a local level, fraying a taboo. Will the cooperation defuse or enable a disruptive force?
Kurz Wins Austria Election. Will He Turn to Far Right or Greens to Govern?
Sebastian Kurz, who came in first in a snap election in Austria, has a choice: Partner again with the far-right party that collapsed his government or shift left?