#AUSTRIA: #EU Should End Membership Talks With Turkey Over Erdogan's Post-Coup Crackdown

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Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern has called on the European Union to end membership talks with Turkey in the wake of a massive government crackdown following a failed coup. Turkey's longstanding, and recently revived, bid to join the EU has already been hit by Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's suggestion that he may reintroduce the death penalty, which would instantly disqualify the nation from joining the bloc.

Pictured: Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern

#AUSTRIA: Head Of Rail System To Head Social Democrats, Become New Chancellor

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Austrian rail chief Christian Kern will become the country’s next chancellor. Werner Faymann stepped down as chancellor this week, following a revolt inside the party after it suffered a heavy defeat in the first round of a presidential election last month, in which the anti-immigration Freedom Party's candidate placed first.