AUSTRIA CHANCELLOR READY TO QUIT AFTER PREDECESSOR KURZ LEAVES POLITICS

VIENNA, Austria: Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said on Thursday (Friday in Manila) he was ready to quit after his predecessor Sebastian Kurz announced that he was leaving politics, prompting fresh upheaval within their conservative People’s Party (OeVP). Kurz’s announcement came just two months after he resigned as national leader following his implication in a corruption scandal and caps a spectacular career, which saw him become the world’s youngest democratically elected head of government in 2017 at just 31. He said he would hand over all his political functions, including the leadership of the OeVP.