Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 11:05:23 AM CET
Austrian politician Joerg Haider reverses decision; will remain in politics
Joerg Haider, leader of Austria's far right, announced he would remain in politics early Tuesday, just hours after declaring that he was calling it quits because of his party's disastrous showing in general elections.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 11:03:12 AM CET
Austria's Haider says he'll resign
A day after the far-right Freedom Party took a beating in national elections, its contentious leader, Joerg Haider, said he would resign as governor of Carinthia, a southern province.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 10:54:56 AM CET
Prospect of Haider comeback looms over coalition politics
Jörg Haider, Austria's charismatic far-right populist, yesterday threw the country's political scene into confusion when he announced his resignation as governor of Carinthia, but left open a possible comeback on the national stage.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 10:50:37 AM CET
VIENNA: the vote
For the past year, Haider has not responded to interview requests from The Associated Press. But former supporters attributed some of his problems -- including electorate-alienating attacks on Freedom Party moderates -- to Haider's growing suspicions of all around him.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 10:46:32 AM CET
Controversial Austrian politician to remain in politics
Austrian far right politician Joerg Haider today said he would remain in politics, less then a day after taking responsibility for the disastrous showing of his party in general elections and announcing he was stepping down as governor of Carinthia province.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 10:42:13 AM CET
Wounded Haider throws in towel after poll drubbing
The Austrian far right leader Jörg Haider yesterday accepted the blame for his party's electoral disaster, offering to quit as a regional governor and declaring that he was fed up with politics.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 3:46:00 AM CET
Hitler-praising party leader calls it quits in Austria
Joerg Haider, whose praise of Hitler and anti-foreigner rhetoric helped fuel the meteoric rise of his party into government two years ago, said he was calling it quits Monday in the wake of the party's disastrous showing in general elections.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 2:34:47 AM CET
Haider announces farewell to politics, but party faithful say he'll stay
Joerg Haider, whose praise of Hitler and anti-foreigner rhetoric helped fuel the meteoric rise of his party into government two years ago, said he was calling it quits Monday in the wake of the party's disastrous showing in general elections.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 2:33:31 AM CET
Haider quits after defeat of far Right
It marks the end of Austria’s flirtation with the charismatic firebrand and the beginning of a return to the status quo. Mr Haider led his anti-immigrant, anti-EU party from its small-town beginnings to the point where it not only turned Austrian politics upside down, but sent shockwaves across Europe.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 1:23:26 AM CET
Haider offers to quit after defeat
A day after the extreme-right Freedom Party took a historic beating in national elections, its leader, Joerg Haider, tendered his resignation Monday as governor of the southern state of Carinthia.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 1:21:45 AM CET
Far-right Austrian politician Haider calls it quits after election disaster
Joerg Haider, whose praise of Hitler and anti-foreigner rhetoric helped fuel the meteoric rise of his party into government two years ago, called it quits Monday in the wake of the party's disastrous showing in general elections.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 10:46:23 PM CET
Austrian far-right party trounced, but could still assume coalition role
Austrian far-right leader Jorg Haider has announced his retirement from politics, but Austria-watchers may want to hold their applause for now. Haider made the announcement Monday, a day after his Freedom Party suffered a crushing defeat in national elections that gave a clear victory to the conservative People’s Party.
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