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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (left), fari-right deputy chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache (centre), and Jean-Claude Juncker (right), pictured together in Austria last year, before the scandal broke that brought down the Austrian government (Photo: European Commission)

Strache scandal: how big a hit will Austrian far-right take?

This week has seen a political crisis unprecedented in Austria since the end of the Second World War.

The resignation of vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, the firing of the far-right interior minister Herbert Kickl, the mass resignation of all other far-right ministers, a call for a snap election in September, the inauguration of an interim expert government, and a no-confidence vote in the Austrian parliament scheduled for Monday.

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (left), fari-right deputy chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache (centre), and Jean-Claude Juncker (right), pictured together in Austria last year, before the scandal broke that brought down the Austrian government (Photo: European Commission)

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Stephanie Liechtenstein is a diplomatic correspondent and freelance journalist based in Vienna.

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