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Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz ousted in no-confidence vote

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Motion, backed by Social Democrat and far-right Freedom party MPs, follows sting scandal

Austria’s chancellor has been ousted in a no-confidence vote just a day after his centre-right party enjoyed a triumphant night in the European elections, after opposition politicians lost faith in his handling of a corruption scandal that has engulfed his former far-right coalition partner.

Austria will be governed by a technocratic administration of experts and senior civil servants until fresh elections scheduled for early September.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Kc8e77

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