Austrian Conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, suspected of being involved in a corruption affair, announced his resignation on Saturday, October 9.

It would be irresponsible to slip into months of chaos or deadlock, "he told reporters in Vienna, explaining that he was withdrawing for" the stability "of the country while refuting" false accusations ".

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