Austrian government’s No. 2 figure says he will step down
- Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler said he will leave his government post and step down as leader of the Social Democratic Party early next year.
- Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer will replace Babler as vice chancellor.
- Babler said public disputes over party leadership were distracting the Social Democratic Party and that they must end.
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The party's leadership will be temporarily taken over by two service leaders, who will organize the election of a new leader - It intends to retain the Ministry of Housing, Culture, Media and Sports
Austria's vice chancellor Babler has announced his withdrawal from the government office as well as from the party chair of the SPÖ.
Finance Minister Marterbauer is to become Deputy Head of Government – but his appointment depends on ongoing cancer therapy. Other questions remain open for the time being.
Austria's vice chancellor, Andreas Babler, announced that he will give up the government and the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party next year, yielding to the growing discontent of the party, generated by...
AUSTRIAN vice chancellor Andreas Babler resigns and leaves the party leadership due to poor results, and will be succeeded by Markus Marterbauer.
Austria's vice chancellor, Andreas Babler, announced that he will give up the government and the leader of the ruling Social-Democrat Party next year, yielding to the growing discontent of the party, generated by its decline in opinion polls, Reuters reports.
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