Austria’s Interior Minister Proposes Oct. 2 for New Election
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:31 am |
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Austria’s interior minister on Tuesday said he would propose Oct. 2 for a re-run of the run-off presidential election.
Wolfgang Sobotka told reporters shortly before a government meeting that he would submit the proposal to the government, and “the Council of Ministers will agree, I hope.”
Austria’s highest court ordered the re-run on Friday after four days of questioning more than 60 witnesses revealed widespread irregularities in the counting of the postal ballots.
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