Luger not an isolated case

Prominent resignations in Upper Austrian politics

The mayor of Linz, Klaus Luger (SPÖ), announced his resignation on Friday.(Bild: Markus Wenzel)

Scandals, slip-ups, exhaustion: like Klaus Luger on Friday, representatives from Upper Austria have repeatedly had to resign in recent years due to misconduct or for health reasons. Very few of them left voluntarily. Here is an overview of the most remarkable - and bizarre - cases.

With his departure, Linz Mayor Klaus Luger joins a series of local politicians who have had to step down prematurely: