Ibiza affair

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The Ibiza affair was a major 2019 political scandal in Austria involving a secretly recorded video that led to the collapse of the governing coalition and the resignation of key far-right leaders.

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instanceOf corruption scandal
political scandal
alsoKnownAs Ibiza video scandal NERFINISHED
Ibizagate NERFINISHED
cause secretly recorded video
country Austria
featuresLocation villa in Ibiza
featuresPerson Heinz-Christian Strache NERFINISHED
Johann Gudenus NERFINISHED
alleged Russian investor’s niece
followedBy 2019 Austrian legislative election
genre political controversy
hasConsequences loss of public trust in FPÖ
strengthening of anti-corruption discourse in Austria
hasEffect collapse of Austrian governing coalition
resignation of Heinz-Christian Strache
resignation of Johann Gudenus
involvesPoliticalParty Austrian People’s Party NERFINISHED
Freedom Party of Austria NERFINISHED
languageOfMediaCoverage German
ledTo collapse of Sebastian Kurz’s first government
dismissal of Interior Minister Herbert Kickl
end of ÖVP–FPÖ coalition government
resignation of Heinz-Christian Strache as Vice-Chancellor of Austria
resignation of Heinz-Christian Strache as leader of the Freedom Party of Austria
resignation of Johann Gudenus from all political offices
snap legislative election in Austria in 2019
location Ibiza NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
mainSubject Heinz-Christian Strache NERFINISHED
Johann Gudenus NERFINISHED
mediaOutlet Der Spiegel NERFINISHED
Süddeutsche Zeitung NERFINISHED
pointInTime 2019-05-17
politicalContext coalition government of ÖVP and FPÖ
precededBy formation of ÖVP–FPÖ coalition in 2017
relatedTo Austrian media ownership debates
Freedom Party of Austria donation practices
significantFor Austrian domestic politics
European far-right politics
startTime 2017-07-24
timePeriod 2019
topic alleged political corruption
media influence
party financing
triggeredInvestigationBy Austrian prosecutors
videoPublishedOn 2019-05-17
videoRecordedOn 2017-07-24

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Freedom Party of Austria hasScandal Ibiza affair