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Newshour: Austrian Chancellor calls for snap elections

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18/05/2019 GMT

Austrian Chancellor calls for snap elections

BBC World Service - Newshour, Austrian Chancellor calls for snap elections

Corruption scandal leads to snap elections in Austria

The Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, calls for an early election after his deputy resigns over corruption allegations.

The Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, has called a snap election after the resignation over corruption allegations of his deputy, the leader of his far-right coalition allies.  Also: the Australian PM celebrates a 'miracle' victory and we hear the highlights or lowlights from the Eurovision song contest.

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