Austria: New chancellor replaces scandal-hit Kurz

Alexander Schallenberg, 52, succeeds predecessor Sebastian Kurz but opposition warns of ‘no change to system’.

Alexander Schallenberg has been sworn in as Austria’s new chancellor, replacing Sebastian Kurz, who resigned after he was implicated in a corruption scandal.

During Schallenberg’s swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said the government needed to restore public trust eroded by the allegations of Kurz’s wrongdoing.

“We all expect that the government will go back to work and moves things forward together,” Van der Bellen said.