People’s Party select Mitterlehner as leader

Series Title	The Local.at
Series Details	27.08.14
Publication Date	27/08/2014
Content Type	News
	Austria’s Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger resigned on the 26 August 2014, after persistent criticism from his People's Party (ÖVP). The ÖVP had been locked in a battle with its senior coalition partner, Chancellor Werner Faymann's SPÖ, over how to finance income tax cuts to give a boost to the economy. Economics Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner became Austria's new vice chancellor and the leader of the conservative People's Party (ÖVP).
Source Link	Primary Source http://www.thelocal.at/20140827/peoples-party-select-mitterlehner-as-new-leader
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Countries / Regions	Austria