'I am emancipated enough', Austrian leader says after Kurz tweets for him

Austria's new Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg looks on as he is welcomed by European Council President Charles Michel, in Brussels, Belgium, October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg, ridiculed by critics as a mere pawn of his predecessor Sebastian Kurz, said on Thursday he is "emancipated enough" after a message of his was mistakenly sent instead from Kurz's Twitter account.

Kurz stepped down on Saturday at the behest of his junior coalition partner, the Greens, after prosecutors placed him and nine others including several senior aides under investigation on suspicion of corruption offences.