Far Right leader dies.NAZI sympathiser Noun 1. sympathiser - commiserates with someone who has had misfortune comforter, sympathizer communicator - a person who communicates with others Job's comforter - someone whose comfort is actually discouraging 2. Joerg Haider, who led his far-right party to power in Austria in 1999, died in a car crash yesterday, aged 58. The smash happened when Haider's car veered off the road near the city of Klagenfurt and overturned. He suffered injuries to his head and chest and was later pronounced dead in hospital. The charismatic Haider was leader of the Alliance for the Future of Austria The Alliance for the Future of Austria (German: Bündnis Zukunft Österreich or BZÖ) is an Austrian political party founded by Jörg Haider, his sister Ursula Haubner, and other leading members of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) . His inclusion in the 1999 government led to months of European Union sanctions against Austria. |
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