ZURICH, (Reuters) – Austrians turn against the conservative Austrian People’s Party(OVP), their senior partner in the coalition government. Sebastian Kurz was ousted as chancellor after being accused of corruption.

According to a survey by Kurier published on Sunday, support for conservative OVP dropped from 34% down to 26% after the scandal.

According to the newspaper, this result puts the party that installed Alexander Schallenberg, former foreign minister, as its new chancellor just marginally behind the Social Democrats (SPO), with a 24% approval rating.

Kurz, who is 35 years old, resigned as chancellor after being placed under investigation by prosecutors for alleged corruption, bribery and breach of trust. Kurz denies all wrongdoing.

Kurz is the leader of his party, and is also now its highest-ranking lawmaker in Parliament. This has triggered opposition claims that he still holds power.

The Kurier survey found that 71% thought Kurz’s resignation was justifiable, while 22% said it wasn’t.

According to anti-corruption investigators, they believe that conservative officials in the Finance Ministry used state funds to cover manipulated polling results and favorable coverage for Kurz. The investigation began in 2016, while Kurz was looking to lead his party.

Unified Research for Profil magazine also published a poll on Saturday that showed the damage the Kurz scandal has done to the OVP.

Only 25% of conservatives voted Schallenberg for candidate in the polls, 10% less than earlier polls but the same as Social Democrats.

Zwei-thirds of the respondents to the Unique Research poll believed that Kurz’s allegations were true, and 23% thought it was a hoax.