Austria's former chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives at court in Vienna, Austria, on October 18, 2023. - AFPPIX: Austria’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz insisted he was innocent as he went on trial Wednesday accused of having given false testimony, the latest in a series of scandals to rock the country.
It marked a spectacular fall of the charismatic hardliner, who in 2017, at the age of 31, had become the world’s youngest democratically elected head of government. Dressed in a light shirt and dark suit, he condemned the “politicisation” of his case, adding that he was “confident” he would be acquitted.The former chancellor -- who is on trial together with two others -- is accused of having downplayed his influence in appointing the head of a state-owned company.
Prosecutors have so far failed to land convictions linked to the series of scandals that have rocked the Alpine country of nine million people since 2019. This has played into the hands of the far-right Freedom Party , which polls suggest now has around 30 percent support ahead of elections next year.
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