Austrian Chancellor Kurz quits, proposes FM as successor

VIENNA: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced his resignation, and proposed Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as his successor. In a statement to the media on Saturday evening, Kurz said that he wanted to avoid months of chaos and stagnation. "My country is more important to me than my person," he said. Kurz said that he would return to Parliament as the chairman of his conservative party and "use the opportunity to refute the allegations." Regarding appointing Schallenberg as his successor, Kurz said that the Foreign Minister had the diplomatic skills necessary to rebuild trust between the parties.