In Austria, the former Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz apparently wants to declare his resignation from his remaining political functions.
It is about the office of the chairman (the party chairman) of the Christian Democratic ÖVP and the office of the ÖVP club (parliamentary group) in the National Council.
For Thursday morning 11:30 the ÖVP announced a "personal statement" from Kurz.
Kurz resigned as a federal canon in October after investigations by the Corruption Prosecutor became known.
The Greens, coalition partners of the ÖVP, had threatened to end the cooperation otherwise.
Stephan Löwenstein
Political correspondent based in Vienna.
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Kurz has rejected the allegations of criminal misconduct.
At first he just wanted to take “a step aside” until the allegations were cleared up.
His successor as Federal Chancellor is Alexander Schallenberg (also ÖVP).
Most recently, Kurz's political actions in the Corona crisis were also criticized;
the impression arose of unclear responsibility and leadership in the ÖVP.
After all, there has been an important change for Kurz in his private life: Last weekend, his partner gave birth to a son.
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