Topic: - on September 22, 2002 at 10:44:38 PM CEST
Haider brings down the Austrian government
After three years in power the Austrian government, composed of a coalition of the conservative Austrian Peoples Party (ÖVP) and the extreme-right Freedom Party (FP), has collapsed. New elections have been called for the beginning of November. Until that time the existing government under Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) will remain in power.
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Topic: - on September 22, 2002 at 10:42:25 PM CEST
Austria's parliament dissolves ahead of early elections
Austria's parliament has dissolved itself as planned following a political crisis unleashed by a conflict between far-rightist Joerg Haider and colleagues in his Freedom Party.
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Topic: - on September 22, 2002 at 10:40:03 PM CEST
Haider's party elects new leader
Austria's far-right Freedom Party has elected a new leader, Mathias Reichhold, ahead of general elections in November.
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Topic: - on September 22, 2002 at 10:38:26 PM CEST
The Austrian Government's Mixed Record
Too High a Price for Fiscal Discipline? The balance sheet of the two-and-a-half-year coalition experiment in Austria is mixed. Some reforms have been realized and an almost model fiscal discipline has been maintained, although the "zero deficit" target will not be met this year. But the price of those accomplishments is high: an almost record level of taxation and increased unemployment.
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Topic: - on September 19, 2002 at 2:08:36 PM CEST
Austria rightist cites threats in quitting leadership
Of all the theatrical turns taken by the Austrian far rightist Joerg Haider, perhaps none was so astonishing as the explanation he has offered for his decision not to reclaim the helm of his Freedom Party.
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Topic: - on September 19, 2002 at 2:05:12 PM CEST
Austria's extreme right flounders
The emergency meeting would focus on trying to fill the leadership vacuum and adopt emergency measures to keep the divided party afloat ahead of legislative elections in November.
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Topic: - on September 19, 2002 at 2:02:29 PM CEST
Austria's Freedom Party battles to stay afloat
The party, which sparked international uproar when it joined the Austrian government more than two years ago, was left floundering on Saturday after party firebrand Joerg Haider, a former leader, announced he would not run for the leadership.
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Topic: - on September 19, 2002 at 1:59:18 PM CEST
Haider changes mind about leading his party
The Austrian far rightist Joerg Haider has announced that he is not interested in leading the Freedom Party into new elections, despite agreeing to do so days earlier.
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Topic: - on September 19, 2002 at 1:22:40 PM CEST
Austria's far-right finds new leader
Austria's far-right Freedom Party, which has been thrown into turmoil over recent days following a string of resignations, has nominated a new candidate for leader of the party ahead of general elections in November.
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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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Topic: - on September 18, 2002 at 11:14:38 AM CEST
Haider quits again
Austrian far-right Freedom Party figure Joerg Haider, in a new twist, has withdrawn his week-old candidacy for party chairman, saying he would simply remain as a party member.
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Topic: - on September 18, 2002 at 11:12:02 AM CEST
Haider rejects new Freedom Party role
Joerg Haider has said he will not lead Austria's troubled far-right Freedom Party into a general election. Austria's ruling coalition collapsed last week after Haider, who had been tipped as the party's next chairman, led a revolt with the Freedom Party.
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