Austrian chancellor announces his resignation

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Saturday he would step down after being placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption.

Kurz said in a statement to the media that he is proposing that Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, a career diplomat, take the position of chancellor as his successor.

He added that he intends to continue as the leader of his conservative party and to be the party's leader in parliament as well.

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