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Anyone who can become the youngest head of government (his first elected position was when he was 31) is impressive. I am not sure how chancellors in Austria ar
by bcx 5y ago
Anyone who can become the youngest head of government (his first elected position was when he was 31) is impressive. I am not sure how chancellors in Austria are elected, but Austria has 72.45% voter turnout, and I'd imagine anyone who can get elected is fantastically well connected, motivated, and good at coalition building.
Seems like a win for Thiel, assuming Kurz remains motivated and driven.
My only question would be is Kurz a good team player, and what specifically was corrupt that led to his downfall? Is this behavior considered corrupt as a capital manager?
- trhway 5y ago>Seems like a win for Thiel, assuming Kurz remains motivated and driven. he doctored polls to stay in power. Now i guess he'll doctor financial reports to stay on the good side of Thiel and to keep such a cushy job :)
- Turing_Machine 5y agoArticle says he's under investigation for that. It doesn't say that he's been found guilty.
- trhway 5y agoa high power government official can cover his tracks much better than an ordinary citizen, and thus is a subject to the higher standard of "guilty until proven innocent" in the face of any credible allegations of wrongdoing.
- jjulius 5y ago>... what specifically was corrupt that led to his downfall? From the article: >Kurz, who was once Europe’s youngest elected leader at age 31, resigned as Austria’s chancellor in October after prosecutors announced he was under investigation for allegations of corruption. >Austrian authorities are investigating claims that Kurz and his political allies used public money to publish doctored polls in a bid to retain power. Kurz has denied wrongdoing.