Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said he is seeking the removal of the country’s interior minister over a video scandal that has rocked the Alpine nation in recent days. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said he is seeking the removal of the country’s interior minister over a video scandal that has rocked the Alpine nation in recent days. The move, which must be approved by the president, is expected to trigger a walkout of interior minister Herbert Kickl’s far-right Freedom Party from the coalition government. In the video, Mr Strache and party colleague Johann Gudenus are heard telling the woman she can expect lucrative construction contracts if she buys an Austrian newspaper and supports the Freedom Party. Mr Kurz noted that at the time the video was shot, Mr Kickl was general-secretary of the Freedom Party and therefore responsible for its financial conduct.

Source: Irish Independent May 20, 2019 18:11 UTC