Austria’s president breaks coronavirus regulations

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A routine check by Viennese police found Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen his wife and two friends merrily chatting away past midnight on Sunday in breach of the current mandated closing time of 11 p.m., the country’s largest newspaper, the conservative Kronen Zeitungreports.

Van der Bellen is a member of the country’s Green Party.

“I went out to eat with two friends and my wife for the first time since the lockdown.We then chatted away and unfortunately overlooked the time.I am truly sorry.It was a mistake,” Van der Bellen wrote in atweet, followed by a second one adding “should the host suffer any damage, I will stand for it straight.”

Under the current Austrian coronavirus regulations, any restaurant found open after the mandatory 11 p.m. closing time faces a fine of up to €30,000 ($32,663).

Aki Nuredini, owner of the Italian restaurant, told Kronen Zeitung…

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