Kronen Zeitung: Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz finally leaves politics 
Former Austrian chancellor and leader of the Austrian Kurz the final decision to leave politics. This is reported by the Kronen Zeitung.
The politician's confidants told the newspaper that the reason was the birth of a son. Kurz's successor as party chairman may be Interior Minister Karl Nehammer. The ex-chancellor will make an official statement within a few hours.
Earlier, the Austrian National Council stripped Kurz of parliamentary immunity. He is suspected of complicity in bribery and breach of trust. At the same time, the former chancellor himself welcomed the deprivation of immunity to complete the investigation against him. The politician does not admit his guilt and claims that his innocence has already been proven by an independent legal examination.