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Austrian lawmakers vote to lift far-right leader's parliamentary immunity

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Austria 's lower house votes in favour of lifting parliamentary immunity of far-right leader of FPO Herbert Kickl .

Kickl 's immunity lifted to let prosecutors investigate an allegation of perjury as prosecutors requested.

The move paves the way for the Central Prosecutors' Office for Economic Crimes and Corruption (WKStA) to open an investigation relating to a complaint filed in July .

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