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Urgent: Austrian vice chancellor announces to resign

Xinhua, May 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

Austria's Vice Chancellor and leader of the People's Party, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Wednesday announced he would resign from all political positions.

Mitterlehner said he is to leave the office of Vice Chancellor and economic minister on May 15, and he is expected to step down from his party leader by this weekend. Endit