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The head of the People’s Party (ÖVP) was accused of copying part of his doctoral thesis sent to the Technical University of Bratislava in 2020 from somewhere and not correctly naming its sources.
In his statement, Aschbacher denied the allegations and claimed they were unfounded suspicions. She emphasized that she had written her thesis in the best possible way, with a clear conscience, and that it had been judged by renowned professors.
His work is currently under consideration, a procedure that is everyone’s right, said the minister, adding that he had been deprived of the possibility of this procedure due to charges charged in the media and had been hastily sentenced. He justified his resignation by claiming that hostility, rising political sentiment, and attacks were also inflicting unbearable force on his children, and he could not allow this to continue in the defense of his family.
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said he respected Aschbacher’s decision, thanked him for his work and indicated that his successor would be named on Monday.
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