Austria’s ruling party sues foreign minister ahead elections

‘Austria’s ruling Social Democratic Party (SPO) is suing Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, the chairman of its junior coalition partner, after he accused Chancellor Christian Kern’s party of secretly accepting a 100,000 euro ($119,120) donation.
The lawsuit marks a new low in the already strained relationship between the coalition partners, who have engaged in public squabbles for years.
Polls for parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 15 show Kurz’s conservative People’s Party (OVP) ahead of the SPO.
The lawsuit relates to an interview shown on public broadcaster ORF on Monday in which Kurz said industrialist Hans-Peter Haselsteiner, a vocal supporter of the pro-business Neos party, donated 100,000 euros to the SPO via opaque channels.’
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