And Haider's Alliance party romped to victory in Carinthian local elections on a wave of post-mortem sentiment, taking 45% of the vote in March.
ECONOMIST: Commemorating a populist with shades of truth and memory
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But when Mr Haider blasted the government from his Carinthian redoubt and called for a referendum on pensions, Mr Haupt followed suit and disavowed his own work.