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Austria gets new leader after graft crisis engulfs Kurz
Schallenberg was sworn in by President Alexander Van der Bellen
11 October, 13:45
(ANSA-AFP) - VIENNA, OCT 11 - Austria's top diplomat
Alexander Schallenberg took over as chancellor on Monday as the
ruling party tries to emerge from a corruption scandal that cost
the job of one of Europe's youngest leaders. Sebastian Kurz, a
35-year-old once feted as a "whizz kid", said late Saturday he
was quitting the top job after being implicated in a corruption
scandal. Schallenberg, 52, was sworn in by President Alexander
Van der Bellen shortly after 1:00 pm (1100 GMT). Van der Bellen
said the government now had the "great responsibility of
restoring trust". Kurz's centre-right People's Party (OeVP) and
their junior Green coalition partners are hoping to move on from
the scandal and serve out the rest of their term until 2024.
However, the fallout from last week's events may continue to reverberate. (ANSA-AFP).
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However, the fallout from last week's events may continue to reverberate. (ANSA-AFP).
