Austrian chancellor proposes far-right interior minister be sacked

Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria February 25, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz proposed on Monday that far-right Interior Minister Herbert Kickl be sacked in the wake of a scandal that forced the leader of Kickl's Freedom Party to step down. Kurz told reporters he was making the proposal to Austria's president, who has the power to dismiss ministers. (Reporting by Francois Murphy, Writing by Michael Shields)