Strache resigned on Saturday and Kurz pulled the plug on the 18-month-old coalition and announced snap elections. Speaker Wolfgang Sobotka told reporters he had scheduled a no-confidence vote for 27 May to ensure "a factual and calm discussion" as well as not to disrupt ongoing campaigning for the European elections. If passed, the no-confidence vote would see Kurz thrown out of office in the run up to the snap elections which the president has proposed for September. The no-confidence announcement came a day after FPOe ministers quit the government en masse after Kurz sacked controversial Interior Minister Herbert Kickl, a leading far-right party member. The small liberal NEOS party has said it will not support the motion in the interests of preserving stability.

Source: Bangkok Post May 21, 2019 11:26 UTC