Austria: It was 'necessary' to build a coalition with FPÖ (Kurz) Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Chancellor meets with representatives of the Austrian political parties at the Federal Chancellery, as he faces the prospect of a no-confidence vote in the wake of the "Ibiza-gate" scandal that toppled his coalition with the far right. At a press conference, he defends the coalition government he built, saying "it was necessary" at the time. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES