Austrian Chancellor Ousted Amid Russian Video Scandal

Radio Liberty ^ | May 27, 2019

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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has lost a confidence vote in parliament, removing him from office over a political scandal that brought down his coalition government.

The no-confidence motion on May 27 was backed by lawmakers from the Social Democrats and the far-right Freedom Party, which was in coalition with Kurz until the chancellor ended their alliance last week.

The political crisis was triggered last week by a 2017 video purportedly showing his vice chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, offering contracts to a potential Russian benefactor in exchange for political donations.

Strache, with the Freedom Party, announced his resignation from the government on May 18.

The video, published on May 17, reportedly shows Strache offering infrastructure contracts to a woman posing as a wealthy potential donor from Russia. In the video, the woman speaks Russian and identifies herself as the niece of a wealthy Russian businessman.

Another Freedom Party official is shown translating from German into Russian.

The encounter took place on the Spanish island of Ibiza in July 2017, three months before the election that brought Strache's Freedom Party to power and made him vice chancellor.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Not only was there fishy business, but Chancellor Kurz proved to be too much of a sellout, disappointing actual conservative voters and movements led by the likes of Martin Sellner (a friend of American activist Lauren Southern and fiancee Brittany Pettibone for those of you who follow their work.)

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Expect to see more of Martin Sellner. The young face of the Austrian right. (Seen here below with his partner Brittany Pettibone, who is American.)

[Fightin Whitey]

Mistah Kurz, he dead.

[Liz]

AND THIS-——Australian Government Confirms Official Role in “Spygate”…

CONSERVATIVE TREEHOUSE ^ | 4/18/2019 | SUNDANCE
FR Posted on 4/20/2019, 9:08:18 PM by bitt

In response to media inquiry and FOIA demands, the government of Australia formally admitted today to the role of High Commissioner Alexander Downer and his engagements with George Papadopoulos in 2016. The timing coincides with the Mueller Report (released today), which states it was information about this engagement from Alexander Downer that opened the FBI counterintelligence investigation in July 2016.

The Australian government cited the conclusion of the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation as the background for their willingness to comply with an 15-month-old FOIA request from Buzzfeed News.
(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...

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SOURCE: CONSERVATIVE TREEHOUSE | 4/9/2019 | SUNDANCE / FR Posted by bitt

A late day submission to DC Circuit Court in a FOIA case reveals the content of previously
unknown James Comey memos. Obama’s entire anti-Trump operation is memorialized in writing:

<><> how Obama’s FBI Director James Comey wrote down the sources and code-names assigned;
<><> how confidential sources engaged with FISA coverage initiated by Obama’s FBI;
<><> names foreign governments assisting Obama and Hillary with their vile efforts;
<><> and the rollout plans for Obama’s phony investigation.....”by the book.”

During the campaign Hillary bragged about “foreign governments” supporting her election.

Are these the same “foreign governments” Comey had assisting their efforts to frame Trump? (smirk)

That would mean Obama and Hillary were colluding with
foreign governments to meddle in our elections, wouldnt it Donald?

[RedMonqey]

[ElkGroveDan]

Australian Government Confirms Official Role in “Spygate”

Seriously?

Austria or Australia?

[Liz]

Australia......gotta get the word out.....

[ElkGroveDan]

Australia......gotta get the word out.....

Let's do that -- every time there's an article about Austria.