Austria eyes new govt


Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel set out on Monday to form a new government after his conservatives won a landslide victory in Sunday's elections which left Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party in tatters.

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Conservatives Win Big in Austrian Election


Austria's Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel and his conservative People's Party have scored a big win in national elections, but the makeup of a new coalition government in Vienna will await the outcome of political talks beginning Monday.

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Joerg Haider's fall from grace


The drubbing just received by the Freedom Party in Austria's elections marks a dramatic fall from grace for the party's far-right leader Joerg Haider.

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Austria political map redrawn


Austria's Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel is holding talks with the country's President Thomas Klestil to discuss the formation of a new coalition government.

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Haider offers to quit over defeat


The maverick far-right Austrian politician, Joerg Haider, has said he will offer to resign from his post as governor of the Carinthia region after his Freedom Party suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday's general election.

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Wolfgang Schuessel: Steely strategist


Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel is being hailed as a master tactician after an election win that took observers by surprise and left his party only just short of an absolute majority.


I am happy with what and who I am.

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Haider routed in Austrian poll


Outgoing Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel today faced the difficult process of forming a coalition government, with the prospect of resentment from outgoing partner the far-right Freedom Party and opposition from socialists.

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Haider kündigt Rücktritt als Landeshauptmann an


Der Kärntner Landeshauptmann und Alt-FPÖ-Chef Jörg Haider kündigte heute laut APA seinen Rücktritt als Kärntner Landeshauptmann an.

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Conservatives emerge as strongest in election, while Austria's far right suffers losses


Austria's far right suffered crushing losses in general elections, but the party led by Joerg Haider still stood a good chance of renewing its governing coalition with the conservatives following that party's overwhelming win.

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Haider's party loses in Austria polls


Austria's governing conservatives surged to post-World War II highs in national elections yesterday, but their controversial junior coalition partner, the Joerg Haider-dominated Freedom Party, slumped badly, leaving uncertain the future composition of the country's next government, according to exit polls and early vote counts.

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Austrian leader wins


Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel's conservative party made large gains to dominate parliamentary elections yesterday, according to initial results. But his coalition partner, the anti-immigration party of Joerg Haider, was pounded at the polls, the results released by state television showed.

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Austria's Far Right Suffers Losses


Austria's far right suffered crushing losses in general elections, but the party led by Joerg Haider still stood a good chance of renewing its governing coalition with the conservatives following that party's overwhelming win.

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