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epa07591754 Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (L) speaks to the new designated ministers before the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential residence in Vienna, Austria, 22 May 2019. President Van der Bellen confirmed on 21 May 2019 that all ministers of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe), the junior member of the coalition government, have stepped down in a move triggered by the sacking of Interior Minister Herbert Kickl (FPOe) by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (2L in picture). They will be replaced with technocrats to form an interim government until new elections in September 2019. This comes in the aftermath of Austrian Vice Chancellor and FPOe party leader Heinz-Christian Strache's resignation on 18 May 2019 from his post as he was caught in a corruption allegations scandal. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA