After Haider, Austrian farright could grow
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A year after his death in a car crash, a new memorial to Joerg Haider has become a temple to the man who shook up European politics with his anti-foreigner campaigns.
But where fans flock to the exhibits in Carinthia province to pore over such relics as Haider’s childhood rocking horse and family photos, outside the province he ruled for more than a decade, his party’s days look numbered.
The Alliance for Austria’s Future has stumbled badly in regional elections held since Haider’s death, failing to win enough votes to get seats in three provincial parliaments. In Carinthia in March it polled over 45 percent to retain power.
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