Chancellor Schallenberg, who had been governing for 52 days, also left his office.
reported on Thursday , Sebastian Kurz has completely retired from political life, and this could trigger avalanche-like changes in Austrian domestic politics. One of the first signs of this is that, according to , Alexander Schallenberg, who has only been in office for 52 days, has also resigned.
According to Portfolio, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg can be replaced by the current Minister of the Interior, Karl Nehammer, who will probably succeed Kurz at the head of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). There may be other changes in the government: the current EU affairs minister, Karoline Edtstadler, may take over the position of interior minister from Nehammer, but according to Kurier information, Andreas Pilsl may be the new head of the interior.
Schallenberg may exchange the chancellorship for the EU affairs ministry.
According to the Kurier, the previous Minister of Economy, Margarete Schramböck, may leave her post.
The leader of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, demanded that new elections be called. The largest opposition party, the social democratic SPÖ, also spoke about new elections.
Featured image: Alexander Schallenberg's press conference on October 11 (REUTERS/Lisi Niesner)
