Austria's Kurz appoints new ministers after scandal Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz appoints new cabinet ministers to replace those from the far right who have left their posts in the wake of the so-called "Ibiza-gate" affair. The centre-right chancellor -- who has called for snap elections in September following the collapse of his coalition with the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) -- named four of his allies to the interior, defence, transport and social affairs ministries. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES