Sebastian Kurz
Sebastian Kurz is the prime minister of Austria, serving since January 2019. He is a member of the establishment Austrian People's Party and leads a government coalition which includes the left-wing Green Party. He previously led a coalition government including the conservative Freedom Party of Austria.
Kurz is frequently labeled a "conservative," though in reality, he is a right-of-center liberal and moderate globalist. For example, in addition to attempting to willingly dissolving the FPÖ–ÖVP government, he also attempted to remove Austria's anti-mass migration interior minister from his position.[1] On May 27, 2019, after Kurz ousted the FPÖ from the country's government, Austria's parliament pushed him out of office through a no-confidence vote.[2] After a September 2019 election which saw Kurz and the ÖVP perform well, he created a coalition agreement with the leftist Green Party.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Austrian chancellor proposes far-right interior minister be sacked. Reuters. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Tomlinson, Chris (May 27, 2019). OVERTHROWN: Austrian Government Collapses After No Confidence Vote. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Pancevski, Bojan (May 27, 2019). Austrian Leader Ousted After Coalition’s Collapse. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Murphy, Francois (May 27, 2019). Austrian lawmakers sack Kurz as video sting crisis rolls on. Reuters. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ↑ Pancevski, Bojan (January 1, 2020). Austrian Conservatives and Greens Form Coalition Government. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ↑ Murphy, Francois (January 1, 2020). Austrian conservatives and Greens strike New Year's coalition deal. Reuters. Retrieved January 1, 2020.