Disgraced ex-leader of Austrian far right turns down EU Parliament seat
"I have ... decided not to take up the EU mandate," Strache said in a statement, adding that he would not return to active politics until the origins of the footage were clear.
SUPPORTERS WAIT for Heinz-Christian Strache, head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO), during an election campaign rally in Vienna. (Reuters)(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS
