Thursday, 19. September 2002

Topic: - on September 19, 2002 at 1:32:31 AM CEST

Austrian far-right picks new chief

Austria's far-right Freedom Party has chosen a low-profile minister to lead it into an upcoming general election. Mathias Reichhold, transport minister in the outgoing coalition, was appointed after Joerg Haider, the controversial former leader who once praised Adolf Hitler's employment policies, turned down the chance to lead the party again.

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