Sebastian Kurz: "In ten years we will live in a completely different world"
Kurz told a C3 Business Talk panel that unrest in France and political shifts in Germany signal a profoundly changed world within a decade.
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz warned that ‘‘In ten years we will live in a completely different world,’’ saying the upheavals now visible in France and Germany show broad political and social shifts ahead.
Remarks at C3 Business Talk
Speaking on the C3 Business Talk panel, Kurz pointed to the weeks of protests in France as ‘‘an example of how the wrong migration policy leads to problems,’’ arguing that many young people lack prospects while the prosperity their parents enjoyed is becoming harder to sustain.
He also voiced concern about developments in Germany, saying the country is ‘‘in a difficult political situation, in which marginal political groups are growing stronger while the centrist parties remain relatively weak.’’
Kurz, 40, further predicted changes in U.S. politics, saying that ‘‘U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be the Republican presidential candidate in the 2028 election, and the candidate for vice president will be J.D. Vance, who still holds that position.’’
When asked about a possible return to Austrian politics, Kurz said he ‘‘always enjoyed that work’’ but that he currently ‘‘has no desire to return to politics.’’
Kurz served as Austria’s chancellor from December 2017 to May 2019 and again from January 2020 to October 2021, resigning amid accusations of corruption and withdrawing from politics two months later. He was the youngest chancellor in Austria’s history and was the world’s youngest head of government while in office.
Photo: press material from the event
