https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Once hailed as a "wunderkind", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has seen his carefully built image dented amid coronavirus fatigue and an investigation into whether he lied to a parliamentary committee on corruption. https://www.thelocal.at/20210516/austrian-chancellor-kurz-sees-image-dented-as-he-faces-investigations Sun, 16 May 2021 13:26:24 +0200 austrian-chancellor-kurz-sees-image-dented-as-he-faces-investigations Austria's first female chancellor has taken office. President Alexander Van der Bellen appointed the head of the country's constitutional court to lead an interim government until elections later in the year. https://www.thelocal.at/20190531/austrias-first-female-chancellor-to-lead-interim-government Fri, 31 May 2019 11:34:21 +0200 austrias-first-female-chancellor-to-lead-interim-government "Whizz-kid," "Basti Fantasti" and "Messiah" were a few of the nicknames given to 31-year-old Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz back in 2017 when he was able to form a coalition with the far-right and become the youngest leader in the world. https://www.thelocal.at/20190528/austrias-sebastian-kurz-from-whizz-kid-to-ousted-leader Tue, 28 May 2019 11:40:08 +0200 austrias-sebastian-kurz-from-whizz-kid-to-ousted-leader Austria's embattled left-wing chancellor gave a last-ditch warning on Saturday to voters not to allow the country to turn right with a coalition of the conservatives and the far-right. https://www.thelocal.at/20171014/austrian-chancellor-in-last-ditch-election-warning Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:35:16 +0200 austrian-chancellor-in-last-ditch-election-warning