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Explainer - Austrian ex-Chancellor Kurz's perjury trial: first hurdle to any comeback

By Francois Murphy
Austrian former-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives at the perjury trial in Vienna, Austria, January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) - Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's trial for perjury enters its last day on Friday and a verdict is due that could kill any chance he has of returning to politics. A potentially far more menacing case for Kurz still looms.

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