Austrian chancellor ousted in no-confidence vote

Austria’s parliament has removed chancellor Sebastian Kurz from office in a special parliamentary session.

His previous coalition ally, the Far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and the opposition Social Democrats (SPO) backed the no-confidence motion on Monday.

The FPO had become embroiled in a political scandal caused by a secret video which ended the coalition.

Austria’s president has named vice-chancellor Hartwig Coger as the interim leader after the no-confidence vote.

Mr Kurz is the first chancellor in post-war Austrian history to lose a confidence vote.