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Word: jörg (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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...political vacuum on the conservative side of German politics could be a breeding ground for the rise of the right wing - something that has been happening in Europe's other German-speaking nations. The right-wing Swiss People's Party recently gained 20 percent of the Swiss vote, while J?rg Haider's ultra-conservative Freedom Party in January rose to co-ruler in Austria's coalition government. Even Schroeder has tried to drum up support for the CDU, warning that if the party dissolves, Germany's democratic balance will be thrown out of whack. While Schaueble's decision to step...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Germany's CDU Woes Are Bad News | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

Austria's poltergeists have been banging around, for example, as they do from time to time, roused by hearing a snatch of the old Nazi music. The evil nostalgia always leads to trouble, as it did with Kurt Waldheim some years ago, and now does with J?rg Haider's Freedom party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Time to Talk About Reparations for Slavery | 2/8/2000 | See Source »

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