Austrian chancellor’s future in doubt over ‘Ibizagate’ lying claim

Anti-corruption prosecutor alleges Sebastian Kurz deliberately misled MPs investigating scandal

The political future of Austria's high-flying chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, is in question after it emerged that he is being investigated for lying to a parliamentary committee during the Ibizagate" affair.

In a 58-page criminal investigation cited by Austrian media, the country's anti-corruption prosecutor alleges Kurz deliberately misled MPs trying to shed light on the entanglement of political and commercial interests highlighted in the 2019 affair involving his former far-right coalition partners.