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Two Austrian ministers have stepped down in one day, as the coalition government under Chancellor Karl Nehammer struggles to maintain power after the retirement of ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz last year. Announcing her resignation in a statement on Monday, Agriculture and Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger from the ruling Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) said: “It is now time for me to stay connected to politics and the country, to the People’s Party, and yet to open a new chapter of my life.” The move had been planned since former chancellor Kurz stepped down last year, Köstinger said. Hours l…