Freedom party

Heinz-Christan Strache, former Austrian vice-chancellor and party leader of the Austrian FPÖ announces his departure from politics altogether on Tuesday, Oct. 1st in Vienna, Austria.

By Carolyn Yeager

FORMER AUSTRIAN VICE-CHANCELLOR, STRACHE ANNOUNCED Tuesday morning that he is withdrawing from politics and suspending his membership in Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ) that he has led for the past 14 years.

“Out of loyalty for my supporters, it is essential that I avert any further damage to the Freedom Party and prevent any internal divisions," Strache said in a Vienna press conference.