Austria, Schallenberg appointed chancellor: he will be sworn in tomorrow

After yesterday’s resignation of Sebastian Kurz following the corruption investigations, the Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg was appointed new chancellor. “A demanding task awaits me,” he said shortly before meeting the Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen at the Hofburg, his official residence. “This government crisis is over, tomorrow Schallenberg will be sworn in as chancellor” said the president during the press conference at the end of the meeting, thanking Kurz, “who with his resignation has made an important contribution to protecting the integrity of our institutions. “.