Austrian chancellor says government coalition can still work together

FILE PHOTO: Austria's Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg speaks during a media statement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 14, 2021. Virginia Mayo/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ZURICH (Reuters) - Newly installed Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said the country's ruling coalition is on "thin ice" but could still work together after his predecessor Sebastian Kurz quit last week.

Kurz stepped down https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/austrias-kurz-says-stepping-down-chancellor-2021-10-09 a week ago at the behest of his junior coalition partner, the Greens, after prosecutors placed him and nine others under investigation on suspicion of breach of trust, corruption and bribery.