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...themselves to blame for their setback. Badly misreading his countrymen's sentiments, Socialist Leader Dr. Bruno Pittermann, 60, refused to dissociate his party from the Communists, who threw their support to Socialist candidates in all but one district. But Communist support was, as one observer put it, "ein Judaskuss." To most Austrians, Communism still means the rapacious Soviet occupation troops. As a result, Socialists by the droves deserted to the People's Party, giving the conservatives 48.3% of the nation's 4,530,294 ballots. The Socialist cause was also not helped by a former colleague, onetime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Austria: The People's Party Wins | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

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