A Vienna court has found former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz guilty of perjury and handed him an eight-month suspended jail sentence.
A young and charismatic hardliner, Kurz was once hailed as a “wunderkind” of Europe’s conservatives. The conviction followed a four-month court case, marking the first time in more than 30 years that a former Austrian chancellor had stood trial.
The 37-year-old Kurz sat motionless as Judge Michael Radasztics announced the verdict to a…