# Austrian vice chancellor says he will step down

https://mins.news/en/item/85636

- Reuters, 2026-10-04 20:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/austrian-governments-no-2-figure-says-he-will-step-down-2026-10-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac2b16d38d4b900014a0110

> Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler said on Sunday that he would leave his government post and step down as leader of the ruling Social Democrats at the start of next year. The party is the second-largest in Austria’s three-party government.

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