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Scandal-hit Austrian Minister resigns over corruption

Austria's Vice-Chancellor and chairman of the Freedom Party FPOe Heinz-Christian Strache said he was considering legal action

Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, a key figure of the European far-right, resigned Saturday after explosive revelations from a hidden camera sting, just days before key EU elections.

"I tendered my resignation as vice-chancellor of Austria to Chancellor Kurz, and he accepted this decision," an emotional Strache said in a televised statement.

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