Likely Austrian chancellor pans partners' visits to Crimea
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Austria's likely new chancellor says his center-right People's Party and the right-wing Freedom Party will continue negotiations on forming a new government even though he is unhappy about the visits two Freedom Party politicians made to Russian-occupied Crimea.
Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Wednesday that he is of a "totally different opinion" than the two Freedom Party politicians about their trip.
The People's Party issued a statement describing Russia's annexation of Crimea as "contrary to international law."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kurz's party placed first in Austria's Oct. 15 general election. It was part of the country's previous governing coalition along with the center-left Social Democrats.
Kurz has moved the party closer to Freedom Party positions on issues such as restricting immigration.
At age 31, he would be Europe's youngest head of government.