An Austrian politician resigned after he was caught on video apparently offering government contracts in exchange for political help from a woman saying she represented a Russian oligarch.

Austrian vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache says he is resigning after two German newspapers published footage of him apparently offering lucrative government contracts to a potential Russian ...

BERLIN – Heinz-Christian Strache, who resigned as Austria's vice chancellor and the leader of the far-right Freedom Party over an influence-peddling video, says he's ashamed of his behavior. Strache's ...

The scandal in Austria surrounding former Vice Chancellor Heinz Christian Strache highlights the ease with which the abuse of power and manipulation of political landscapes can happen, even in ...

FILE PHOTO: Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache addresses the media in Vienna VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian far-right veteran Heinz-Christian Strache, who quit as deputy head of the ...

Austria's chancellor has called for new elections amid a political scandal involving a secret video that showed his vice chancellor offering contracts to a potential Russian benefactor in exchange for ...

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Austria's vice chancellor has resigned after German media published a video that purportedly showed him offering government contracts to a woman posing as the niece of a Russian oligarch, in exchange ...

VIENNA — A court on Friday found former Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, ex-leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), guilty of corruption and gave him a suspended sentence of 15 ...