“Enough is enough,” Mr Kurz said in a statement to the media on Saturday. President Alexander Van der Bellen, who has the authority to dismiss the government, also said he favoured a snap election and would discuss details on Sunday. The makeup of any caretaker government until the snap election was also up for discussion. Mr Strache said on Saturday that transport minister Norbert Hofer, a former presidential candidate, would replace him as party leader. Mr Kurz has not yet said whether he would accept Mr Hofer as his deputy in government.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2019 09:45 UTC