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of the centre-right

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, known by its initials in German as ÖVP, reached an agreement on a coalition with the far-right

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(FPÖ), setting the stage for Kurz to become

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—the youngest head of government in Europe—for the first time. In the wake of the May 2019 Ibiza affair, Kurz terminated the coalition agreement and called for a

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, which was ultimately held on 29 September 2019, after some disagreements over the timing. Kurz announced that his government would run as a minority

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in the interim. However, on 27 May 2019, his government was dismissed by the National Council through a

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, the first successful parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Second Republic. On 3 June 2019, President

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swore in a

led by Brigitte Bierlein, which held office until the new coalition government between the ÖVP and

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was sworn in.

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