Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and President Alexander Van der Bellen deliver a news conference at the presidential office at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA (Reuters) - The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) quit Austria's coalition government on Tuesday after the president sided with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and sacked the hardline FPO interior minister, paving the way for a caretaker government.
Kurz's own fate remained uncertain, however, as the FPO has threatened to respond by backing a no-confidence motion in parliament. Losing that would hurt the 32-year-old as he seeks to emerge statesmanlike from the scandal-tainted collapse of his government. A snap election is expected to be held in September.
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