NPR: Sebastian Kurz https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=557831107 Sebastian Kurz en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:38:28 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Sebastian Kurz https://www.npr.org/tags/557831107/sebastian-kurz Austria Election: Sebastian Kurz Poised To Regain Power Despite a cash-for-contracts scandal that brought down his government in May, Kurz, 33, the country's youngest-ever chancellor, is likely to win back his job on Sunday in a snap election. Sun, 29 Sep 2019 10:47:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/29/765493279/austria-election-sebastian-kurz-expected-to-regain-power https://www.npr.org/2019/09/29/765493279/austria-election-sebastian-kurz-expected-to-regain-power Despite a cash-for-contracts scandal that brought down his government in May, Kurz, 33, the country's youngest-ever chancellor, is likely to win back his job on Sunday in a snap election.

]]> Joanna Kakissis Austria Will Shutter 7 Mosques And Review Residency Of Dozens Of Imams The crackdown follows a 2015 law that bars foreign financing of religious institutions in Austria, but critics say it's driven by Islamophobia. Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:07:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/06/08/618199525/austria-will-shutter-7-mosques-and-review-residency-of-dozens-of-imams https://www.npr.org/2018/06/08/618199525/austria-will-shutter-7-mosques-and-review-residency-of-dozens-of-imams The crackdown follows a 2015 law that bars foreign financing of religious institutions in Austria, but critics say it's driven by Islamophobia.

]]> Daniella Cheslow New Austrian Government Will Have A Far-Right Tilt The country's chancellor finalized a deal Friday to form a governing coalition with a party that has Nazi roots. Sat, 16 Dec 2017 11:45:29 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/16/571318499/new-austrian-government-will-have-a-far-right-tilt https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/16/571318499/new-austrian-government-will-have-a-far-right-tilt

The country's chancellor finalized a deal Friday to form a governing coalition with a party that has Nazi roots.

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]]> Miles Parks Austria Election: Center-Right Party Head Likely Next Prime Minister No party won a majority in Austria's national election but Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, 31, is poised to head the government following upcoming coalition government negotiations. Sun, 15 Oct 2017 08:02:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/10/15/557580074/austrian-voters-expected-to-elect-sebastian-kurz-as-new-chancellor https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/10/15/557580074/austrian-voters-expected-to-elect-sebastian-kurz-as-new-chancellor

No party won a majority in Austria's national election but Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, 31, is poised to head the government following upcoming coalition government negotiations.

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