Immigration hardliner Nehammer to take over as Austrian leader

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s ruling conservatives on Friday picked the current interior minister, an immigration hardliner, to lead them and the nation after a wave of resignations by senior officials set off by their fallen star Sebastian Kurz. Karl Nehammer, 49, succeeds Kurz as party chief and will lead the coalition government …

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