Scandal in Austria: the vice-chancellor resigned after filtering a video in which he is ready to accept Russian aid in exchange for contracts with the state

The Austrian Vice Chancellor and leader of ultranationalists, Heinz-Christian Strache, resigned on Saturday after the broadcast of a video in which is ready to accept Russian financial aid in exchange for favors and state contracts.

"Today, I met the Federal Chancellor (Sebastian Kurz) and I offered him my resignation, which he accepted."Strache said at a press conference in Vienna.

The leader of the far-right liberal party (FPÖ) admitted to having made a "mistake" and he said that he was leaving office to prevent the fall of the government formed by his formation and the Kurz People's Party (ÖVP).

In the video recorded in July 2017 and published Friday by two German media, Strache is considered promising in a mansion house in Ibiza, a so-called Russian tycoon. public contracts and help you buy the Kronenzeitung, the country's most influential newspaper in exchange for millionaire donations for its party.

A few months later, in October of the same year, the FPÖ won 26% of the vote in the parliamentary elections and in December he came to power by joining the popular Kurz.

Strache attributed the shooting and broadcasting of the images to "a dirty disinformation campaign", for which he fell into a trap when he was invited to a dinner in a previously prepared villa with wiretaps and videos.

Although he acknowledged that he behaved "in adolescence", with the "loose tongue"for alcohol and so committed a"fault" and an "idiocy"He badured that he did not do anything illegal and that he will take the necessary steps to bring to justice those who have recorded his private interview.

Until now, it has not been announced that would replace Strache at the vice-chancery. Kurz should appear before the press later.

(With information from EFE)