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Austria to Hold Snap Elections, Austrian Broadcaster ORF Reports

Austria to Hold Snap Elections, Austrian Broadcaster ORF Reports

(Bloomberg) -- Austria is set to hold elections after the coalition government was thrown into crisis by a video showing the vice chancellor promising government contracts in return for campaign funding, broadcaster ORF reported, citing unidentified people close to the conservative People’s Party.

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