Kurz sworn in as chancellor at head of ÖVP–FPÖ coalition
On 18 December 2017 Sebastian Kurz was sworn in as Austrian chancellor, leading a coalition of his People's Party with the far-right Freedom Party. The coalition collapsed in May 2019 after the Ibiza video scandal involving FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache.
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On 18 December 2017 Sebastian Kurz was sworn in as Austrian chancellor, leading a coalition of his People's Party with the far-right Freedom Party. The coalition collapsed in May 2019 after the Ibiza video scandal involving FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache.
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Sebastian Kurz
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Kurz sworn in as chancellor at head of ÖVP–FPÖ coalition. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.
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- 1.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: kurz+chancellor+freedom party · verified
- 2.aljazeera.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: kurz+chancellor+freedom party · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Kurz sworn in as chancellor at head of ÖVP–FPÖ coalition. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/kurz-sworn-in-chancellor-with-fpo-2017-12-18
https://factrail.ai/facts/kurz-sworn-in-chancellor-with-fpo-2017-12-18
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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