Kurz leaves politics Vienna (again) without government at 35 – Chronicle
by Roberto Giardina “I am not a saint nor a criminal”, and Sebastian Kurz, the Wunderkind, the child prodigy, the Mozart of Austrian politics, announces his retirement from politics, at only 35 he resigns from every position. And immediately after the announcement, another announcement to shake Austria: Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg, who succeeded Kurz two months ago and from these indicators for the massive government office, in the evening made known to surprise also his intention to abandon The…
by Roberto Giardina
“I am not a saint nor a criminal”, and Sebastian Kurz, the Wunderkind, the child prodigy, the Mozart of Austrian politics, announces his retirement from politics, at only 35 he resigns from every position. And immediately after the announcement, another announcement to shake Austria: Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg, who succeeded Kurz two months ago and from these indicators for the massive government office, in the evening made known to surprise also his intention to abandon the deleted. Leaving the Austrians in a situation of great difficulty, given the gravity of the pandemic situation. Yesterday the Vienna parliament extended the lockdown imposed to reduce Covid-19 infections by ten days.
Kurz’s decision came after ten years of rapid career and ten weeks of falling from a simple deputy to foreign minister to chancellor in 2017, at 31, he became the youngest head of government in the world. Sebastian Kurz, tall (1.86 meters), blond and blue eyes, elegant, adored by the ladies of his Vienna, the uncompromising European politician against the sins of the Latins, Spanish, Italians and Portuguese, in fact the leader of the Central European countries he led in the resistance against Brussels, he was overwhelmed by haste, by the ambition to conquer power without waiting, not very respectful of the laws, overwhelming his opponents and not very loyal to friends when they were no longer useful. Accused of corruption, forced to resign as Chancellor in mid-October, lost immunity in mid-November, and will soon appear before the judges as a common citizen. He also resigned as head of his party, the popular ÖVP, and as head of the fraction in Parliament. “My decision has nothing to do with the investigation, I am innocent, and I will prove it in court, he added, every day a politician has to make quick decisions, running the risk that someone is wrong. I have lost the enthusiasm for it. politics … for ten years I put it above everything, but the birth of my son made me understand that there are more important things. ”
Kurz became a father on November 27. He has been linked since school with the blonde Susanne Thier, an economics teacher. Maybe he’ll marry her soon, he confided to friends, but the baby’s name is still a secret. In September, revelations about his illegal practices appeared in the press: he allegedly manipulated the polls in his favor. It is unknown what the young Kurz wants to do in private life.
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