Thursday, 5. September 2002

Haider in bitter row with party successor


Jörg Haider, the far-Right politician, is embroiled in a battle for control of the Austrian Freedom Party with Susanne Riess-Passer, who succeeded him as leader. They have fallen out publicly, in particular over the issue of tax reforms, which Mr Haider wants implemented sooner than Mrs Riess-Passer thinks is feasible.

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