Jörg Haider: Der Erfinder des Rechtspopulismus (3/3)

On February 7, 2000, a new government was appointed in Austria amidst widespread public protest. The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) entered into a coalition with Jörg Haider's Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). After the Freedom Party achieved a resounding electoral victory, they returned to government after 17 years. But the man to whom the party owed its success in large part had to step down: Jörg Haider relinquished the chairmanship of the FPÖ and returned to Carinthia as governor. What no one could have foreseen at the time: This move would mark the beginning of the end for Jörg Haider. In the third and final episode of this miniseries, we reconstruct the downfall of the former FPÖ rising star. We examine his defection from the party, a banking scandal in Carinthia, and Haider's fatal accident. We also explore the legacy Jörg Haider leaves behind. In the podcast series "Inside Austria," SPIEGEL and the Austrian newspaper Der Standard jointly reconstruct cases, scandals, and political abysses in Austria. If you enjoy our podcast, please follow us and leave us a few stars. We welcome criticism, feedback, or topic suggestions at [email protected] or [email protected]. For an overview of topics and developments in Austria, please visit derstandard.at and spiegel.de. Editor's note: An earlier version of this podcast episode mistakenly stated that the Minister-President of Thuringia had traveled to meet with Vladimir Putin. It was actually the Minister-President of Saxony. We have corrected this in the podcast. Furthermore, the swearing-in of the black-blue coalition government took place on February 4, 2000, not February 7 as stated in the podcast. Editor's note: +++ You can find all information about our advertising partners here (https://cmk.spiegel.de/cms/articles/1.... The SPIEGEL Group is not responsible for the content of this page. +++ For more background information on this topic, subscribe to SPIEGEL+. Discover the digital world of SPIEGEL at spiegel.de/abonnieren (https://abo.spiegel.de/microsites/pl/.... You can find all SPIEGEL podcasts here (https://www.spiegel.de/audio/). You can find the SPIEGEL WhatsApp channel here (https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029.... Visit our SPIEGEL Shop here (https://shop.spiegel.de/). Find all SPIEGEL newsletters here (https://www.spiegel.de/newsletter). Visit the SPIEGEL Academy here (https://akademie.spiegel.de/kurse/all.... Want to help shape SPIEGEL? Register with SPIEGEL Perspectives (https://panel.gruppe.spiegel.de/?sour.... Information about our privacy policy (https://www.spiegel.de/datenschutz-sp....