Ex-leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party to withdraw from politics
By DW
05 October 2019 |
7:43 am
Heinz-Christian Strache has announced that he is withdrawing from politics after his party's heavy election loss on Sunday. The "Ibiza" scandal forced the former vice-chancellor from his position earlier this year.
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