The far-right Freedom Party's Heinz-Christian Strache resigned as vice chancellor on Saturday and party leader after the video was released by two German news organisations. Kurz said he was proposing to President Alexander Van der Bellen that a snap election be held as soon as possible. Van der Bellen, who can dissolve parliament, said he backed a snap election and would discuss next steps with Kurz on Sunday. This rebuilding can in this case only happen with a snap election." 'CATASTROPHIC'The video showed Strache meeting the woman in 2017, shortly before the election that brought him into government.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 18, 2019 23:37 UTC