An incriminating video of Sebastian Kurz at an Ibiza villa preceded him becoming the first Austrian chancellor to lose a confidence vote
It is all the more remarkable given that it is only four months since the spectacular implosion of Mr Kurz’s government, a coalition with the right-wing Freedom Party . In May two German newspapers published footage of Heinz-Christian Strache,leader and vice-chancellor, and an aide promising state contracts to a woman posing as the niece of a Russian oligarch in exchange for favourable press coverage.
His second trick was to address Austrians’ appetite for change. By 2017 endless “grand coalitions” between theand the Social Democrats had visibly run their course; two-thirds of voters said the country was on the wrong track. Mr Kurz took over the leadership of his ailing party, centralising control and instantly catapulting it from third to first place in the polls. Since then he has retained the aura of the outsider.
Each constellation presents problems. Reverting to a grand coalition would torpedo Mr Kurz’s reputation for disruption. Ais to be exposed to its penchant for drama and scandal; all four governments the party has belonged to have collapsed in ignominy. Thomas Hofer, a political analyst, compares Mr Kurz’s predicament to “a choice between the plague, cholera and Ebola”. The comeback kid’s biggest challenge may lie ahead.
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