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Kurz announces he is quitting politics

2 December

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Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Thursday he will be leaving politics amid the ongoing investigation about his involvement in a corruption case.

Kurz confirmed he will be quitting the positions of the People's Party (OVP) Chairman and Parliamentary Leader and nominated Secretary-General Karl Nehammer as his successor.

The case previously forced Kurz to resign from the position of Austria's chancellor.

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