A few years ago, Jorg Haider was brought into the Austrian govt, and
there was a backlash against it; including press reports that he was an
anti-Semitic Nazi.
The well-known Nazi hunter, Simon Wiesanthal – a most honourable man
– came to Haider's defence, saying that there was no truth in the
claim that he was an anti-Semite. Of course he received little
coverage.
Then the EU imposed sanctions against Austria.
At least Austria can expect support from Italy this time.
The Times
September 29, 2008
Far Right storms election as Austrians back anti-EU rhetoric
Bojan Pancevski in Vienna
The far Right has made a grand return in Austria, emerging from
yesterday's elections as the second biggest parliamentary block,
according to preliminary results.
The two parties that campaigned on an anti-immigrant and anti-European
Union ticket have captured about 29 per cent of the vote, pushing the
country's traditional conservative party into third place.
Heinz-Christian Strache and his Freedom Party, who were accused of
xenophobia and waging an antiMuslim campaign, won 18 per cent — a
rise of 7 per cent compared with the last elections. Mr Strache's
former mentor, Jörg Haider, won 11 per cent of the vote with his new
party, the Alliance for the Future of Austria.
Full story:
http://www.timesonl ine.co.uk/ tol/news/ world/europe/ article4842863. ece
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Monday, 29 September 2008
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