Thursday, 5. September 2002

Austria Far-Right Ministers Threaten to Quit


Reuters Wednesday, September 4, 2002; 5:27 AM A power struggle between Austrian firebrand Joerg Haider and leaders of his far-right Freedom Party escalated on Wednesday as ministers threatened to resign in a tax row, risking the stability of the coalition government. Freedom Party ministers, including the Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister, said they would step down if Haider loyalists moved to force a tax cut on the government.

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