Word: haider
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...moderate Social-Democratic Party and the middle-right People's Party failed, Klestil was left no choice but to give his reluctant consent to a coalition between the People's Party and the far-right Austrian Freedom Party, headed by outspoken xenophobe and former Nazi apologist, Jorg Haider. Although Haider himself will not hold office in the new government, his party controls six ministerial positions, including those in the highly sensitive areas of justice and defense...
...persuaded by the commitment to democracy and human rights the new government had signed the previous evening, and outraged that Austria could swear into office a party led by a man who has publicly praised Hitler's labor policies and the Waffen SS (these comments were later retracted by Haider), the fourteen other member nations of the E.U. downgraded Austria's diplomatic status and boycotted the inauguration. Israel immediately withdrew its entire ministerial envoy and the United States temporarily withdrew its foreign minister for consult in Washington...
...Austria's people, not its political establishment, that wanted the radical right-wing in power - and Austria being a democracy, they got their way despite unprecedented international pressure to keep Jorg Haider's Freedom party out of government. President Thomas Klestil Thursday agreed to swear in a coalition government Friday comprising the mainstream conservative People's party and the anti-immigrant populist party led by a man whose previous statements sympathetic to Third Reich policies and to the notorious Waffen SS have caused Israel, the U.S. and European countries to threaten to isolate Austria. "President Klestil admitted yesterday that...
...Despite the furor over Haider's musings on Nazis, the more troubling issue for the E.U. may be the new government's Europe policy. "Haider isn't actually pro-Nazi and nor are his supporters," says Purvis. "But he isa demagogue whose xenophobic and anti-immigration views are considered dangerous in Europe. Haider opposes plans to expand the European Union into Eastern Europe, and that could create a major problem for the E.U. since they operate by consensus." The People's party, for its part, has affirmed that it remains committed to E.U. enlargement, but European governments will keep...
...Despite the furor over Haider's musings on Nazis, the more troubling issue for the E.U. may be the next Austrian government's policies toward Europe. "Haider's not actually pro-Nazi, nor are his supporters," says Purvis. "But he is a demagogue whose xenophobic and anti-immigration views are considered dangerous in Europe. Haider is opposed to E.U. plans to expand the union into Eastern Europe, and that could create a major problem for the E.U., since they operate by consensus." The People's party, for its part, has affirmed that it remains committed to E.U. enlargement, but European...