Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:49:27 PM CEST
Austria Freedom Party Heads Resign
The future of Austria's governing coalition was thrown into doubt after a vice chancellor and two other leaders from the Freedom Party resigned Sunday over a political dispute. Vice Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer and the two other leaders announced their resignations Sunday over a rift with far-rightist Joerg Haider, the party's former leader and now governor of a southwestern province.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:48:06 PM CEST
Austrian Government Teeters over Haider
Austria's government coalition, formed in 2000 amid international protest over Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party, teetered on Monday toward early elections after Haider drove his party rival out of the cabinet. The resignation on Sunday of Vice Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer, who also quit as Freedom Party chairwoman, marked Haider's victory in a bitter internecine struggle and his resurgence as the party's strongman.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:46:13 PM CEST
Austrian Far-Right Chief Quits, Shaking Coalition
"In recent weeks an ever larger rift has grown between us and portions of our own party. All efforts to mend this gap have failed," Riess-Passer told a news conference after party leaders met for six hours in a last-ditch effort to settle the dispute.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:44:03 PM CEST
Austria's Vice Chancellor Resigns
Austria's vice chancellor and two officials from the Freedom Party resigned Sunday amid a rift in their right-wing party. The Austrian chancellor is already prepared to hold early elections.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:39:50 PM CEST
Austrian far-right chief quits
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:37:31 PM CEST
Austria's far-Right ministers resign
Austria's coalition government was on the verge of collapse last night after key Freedom Party ministers resigned in the face of a bitter row with their former leader, Jörg Haider.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:34:49 PM CEST
Resignations rock Austrian Government
Austria's government coalition, formed in 2000 amid international protest over Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party, is teetering toward early elections after Mr Haider drove his party rival out of the cabinet. The resignation of Vice-Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer marked Mr Haider's victory in a bitter internecine struggle and his resurgence as the party's strongman.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:31:59 PM CEST
Far right wrecks Austrian government
The Austrian coalition government was in tatters last night after the resignation of three key cabinet ministers and members of the populist rightwing Freedom party, including its leader. The collapse was widely believed to have been engineered by the FPO's firebrand and far-right de facto leader, Jörg Haider, the man who earned Austria its pariah status three years ago when he led his party into government.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:30:05 PM CEST
Riess-Passer to quit Austrian coalition
Austria's far-right Vice-Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer and Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser have said they'll resign in a row with firebrand Joerg Haider, raising the prospect of early elections.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:28:12 PM CEST
Austrian government's future in question after three Freedom Party ministers resign
Riess-Passer, who is also the Freedom Party's leader, said the recent conflict made it impossible for the party to work effectively.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:26:20 PM CEST
Thre Freedom Party leaders resign, threatening Austria's coalition government
Austria's vice chancellor and two other Freedom Party leaders resigned Sunday amid a rift in their far-right party, leading to possible early elections. Vice Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer, Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser and the party's parliamentary speaker, Peter Westenthaler, said they were resigning from their posts following a conflict with former party leader Joerg Haider, a controversial figure known for past comments defending the Hitler era.
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Topic: - on September 9, 2002 at 12:21:28 PM CEST
One year on: Austria's Freedom Party
Friday, 2 February, 2001, 22:28 GMT On Wednesday night in western Vienna, social workers bring young Austrians and foreigners together over a game of pool. The idea is to promote a bit of tolerance.
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