Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Thursday he is stepping down just two months after taking over from predecessor Sebastian Kurz, who stumbled over corruption allegations.
Kurz said Thursday morning that he was quitting politics entirely to spend more time with his family.
Schallenberg took office in October following Kurz's resignation as chancellor.
Austrian prosecutors had announced that Kurz was one of the targets of an investigation into suspected bribery and breach of trust.
Still, Kurz insisted: "I'm neither a saint, nor a criminal."
After resigning as chancellor, Kurz became the Austrian People's Party's parliamentary leader.
Austrian media reported that Interior Minister Karl Nehammer could replace Kurz as the head of the Austrian People's Party and then also succeed Schallenberg as chancellor.
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