Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:25:04 PM CET
Freedom Party decimated in Austrian elections
The far-right Freedom Party in Austria has suffered a crushing defeat in the country's general election - down to 10 percent of the vote. Its coalition partner in the outgoing administration, the Conservative Peoples Party has claimed a sweeping victory but still short of an overall majority which will require talks to build a new coalition.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:23:42 PM CET
Austrian voters reject Haider's party
Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party was dealt a humiliating blow yesterday as its share of the national vote collapsed in Austria's parliamentary election and a former coalition partner swept to victory. The Freedom Party and Mr. Haider, its mercurial inspiration and sometime admirer of Adolf Hitler's policies, provoked international outrage three years ago when it won 27 per cent of the popular vote and ended up in a coalition government with the mainstream, conservative People's Party.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:21:48 PM CET
Power hope for Austria's far-right
Schuessel said his party was willing to renew its partnership with Joerg Haider's anti-immigration Freedom Party -- despite its pounding in the polls -- as he prepared to meet Austria's President Thomas Klestil on Monday to discuss the formation of new government.
¬> <a href="europe.cnn.com"target="_blank">CNN
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:17:53 PM CET
European press review
Joerg Haider's far-right Freedom Party's crushing defeat in the Austrian general elections is the focus of much attention in papers across Europe.
¬> <a href="news.bbc.co.uk"target="_blank">BBC
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:15:39 PM CET
Center-Right Party Wins in Austria
Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel and his center-right People's Party were the clear victors in Austria's national elections today, winning the party's largest plurality in 36 years and ensuring a continuation of a government focused on tax cuts, privatization and integration into the European Union.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:13:40 PM CET
Conservatives triumph in Austrian election
Right-winger Joerg Haider's Freedom Party stands a good chance of renewing its government coalition with the conservatives.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:10:13 PM CET
End of the road for far-right Haider
Jörg Haider, the far right Austrian politician who once praised Hitler's employment policies, was fighting for his political survival last night after voters deserted his party in droves. The Freedom party's share of the vote collapsed to below 10% after bitter internal squabbles between Mr Haider and rival leaders. He had also alienated voters with increasingly eccentric behaviour, including a trip to Baghdad to meet Saddam Hussein.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:06:48 PM CET
Haider's Rightists Falter; New Coalition May Be Sought
Austria's governing conservatives surged to post-World War II highs in national elections today, but their controversial junior coalition partner, the Joerg Haider-dominated Freedom Party, slumped badly, leaving the composition of the next government uncertain, according to exit polls and early vote counts.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:05:28 PM CET
Austrian PM wins poll
Outgoing Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel 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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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:04:11 PM CET
Conservatives emerge strongest in Austrian election
Despite crushing losses for rightist Joerg Haider's party, it stands a good chance of renewing its government coalition with the conservatives who enjoyed a sound victory in the latest elections.
Preliminary results released by the interior ministry showed the conservative People's Party of Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel surging nearly 16 percentage points to tally over 42 percent in Sunday's elections.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 12:00:13 PM CET
Conservatives Score Big in Austrian General Elections
Early returns show Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel's ruling People's Party has registered sweeping gains in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Mr. Schuessel's conservatives are leading the polls with more than 42 percent of the vote, up 16 points from 1999 elections.
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Topic: - on November 25, 2002 at 11:57:30 AM CET
Poll tactics of Austrian chancellor pay dividends
Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel's victory yesterday in Austria's general election is a personal victory over far-right populist Jörg Haider, the man who dominated the country's politics for the past 16 years.
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