Alexander Schallenberg will be sworn in as Austria’s new chancellor on Monday, following days of political turmoil that culminated in the resignation of Sebastian Kurz.

Kurz, 35, bowed to growing pressure and stepped down as chancellor on Saturday, days after prosecutors announced a corruption inquiry against him that involved the alleged misuse of public funds.

He asked President Alexander Van der Bellen to name 52-year-old Schallenberg, who has held the role of foreign minister since 2019, as his replacement.

Schallenberg is also a member of Kurz’s conservative Austrian People’s Party (OeVP).

He will be sworn into office at 1 pm (1100 GMT) Monday.

Career diplomat Michael Linhart, 63, will be sworn in as the new foreign minister.

He most recently served as ambassador in Paris.

Before that, he served as general secretary in the Foreign Ministry.

Kurz’s decision to quit means the governing coalition between his conservative party and the leftist Greens will continue.

The Greens had threatened to pull out of the coalition if Kurz stayed on as chancellor.

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Kurz is under investigation over accusations government money was used to pay for positive media coverage and manipulated polls in order to help his political rise at a time when he was serving as foreign minister in 2016. He denies any wrongdoing.

Anti-corruption investigators searched the offices of Kurz, his OeVP party, the Finance Ministry, and a media house last Wednesday.