Austrian leader quits over graft video

By Kirsti Knolle and Francois Murphy
Updated May 18 2019 - 9:13pm, first published 9:10pm
Heinz-Christian Strache was caught on video discussing state contracts with a Russian contact.
Heinz-Christian Strache was caught on video discussing state contracts with a Russian contact.

Austria's vice chancellor and longtime far-right leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, says he will step down over video footage that threatened to bring down the right-wing coalition government.

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