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Austrian chancellor, president to discuss election after far-right video scandal

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, in Vienna, Austria, May 19, 2019. (Reuters)

Austria’s chancellor and president will discuss a date on Sunday for an early parliamentary election and the makeup of a caretaker government, after a video sting brought down the leader of the far-right junior partners in the ruling coalition.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz pulled the plug on his coalition and called for a snap election after his deputy, the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, quit over a video showing him discussing fixing state contracts in return for favors.

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