Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says he will step down in a bid to defuse a government crisis triggered by prosecutors' announcement that he is a target of a corruption investigation
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz makes a statement at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria, October 8, 2021.
Kurz – who in 2017 became the world's youngest democratically elected leader – said he wanted to "make space to prevent chaos". They announced that Kurz and nine other individuals were under investigation over claims that government money was used between 2016 and 2018 in a corrupt deal to ensure positive media coverage."I will be able to clarify it; I'm sure about that," he said calmly.'Important step'
Kogler on Friday had asked the OeVP to name another chancellor, saying Kurz was "no longer fit for office". By stepping down, Kurz avoids having to face a parliamentary no-confidence motion, which he was expected to lose after the Greens turned against him.
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