Austria's far-right Freedom Party ministers all resign amid scandal

[Jose Garcia]

Source: BBC News

All ministers from Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) have resigned, throwing the government into chaos.

The Freedom Party's leader Heinz-Christian Strache, who was also vice-chancellor, was forced to resign at the weekend after a video sting.

Mr Strache was filmed proposing to offer government contracts to a supposed Russian oligarch's daughter.

The FPÖ threatened a mass resignation earlier on Monday if Interior Minister Herbert Kickl was also forced out.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48335316

[guillaumeb]

1. If only the GOP had as much integrity.

Recommended.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. This isn't "integrity" - they're resigning to protest at one of their being sacked

It's just a "we're not supporting you at all now" tantrum.

[ArizonaLib]

8. Agree: Those right wingers are all the same

greedy money loving morally bankrupt power grabbers. They are all infected with an extreme form of Wétiko.

[guillaumeb]

10. My fault for not reading enough. eom

[pandr32]

2. I wish they'd all suddenly resign here, too!

[Tiggeroshii]

3. Good news

[Blue_Tires]

4. Good to see at least *somewhere* the far right is taking an 'L'

[lagomorph777]

5. As in "Vanna, I'll take an 'L' for 200 points?"

???

[Blue_Tires]

9. As in 'L' 'Loss'

[lagomorph777]

6. We could catch Trump on video taking payments from Putin.

Wouldn't matter to the Russiapublicans.

[Scurrilous]

11. K&R