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Fleichhacker, Michael
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Obama and minorities
The enthusiasm of many Europeans at Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential elections masks widespread unease about European minority and immigration policy, writes the daily Die Presse. "Barack Obama's election victory is having enormous repercussions among both his European critics and his supporters. On the one hand many reactions, such as those of Austrian television journalist Klaus Emmerich, betray a thinly-veiled racism. Other jocular comments fall flat, like the recent jests by Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. On the other hand, the enthusiasm bordering on hysteria of many Europeans betrays unease about how minorities, immigrants and others are treated here. The Atlantic Ocean acts thereby as a sort of discharge flume for moral exoneration. ... Perhaps the younger among us will even live to see a federal chancellor of Turkish descent, but only if we can achieve a well-directed immigration policy and a radical change in integration policy."
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Haider's death could reunite Austria's right wing
Jörg Haider's death could lead to a reunification of Austria's right-wing parties along the lines of the conservative CDU and CSU in Germany, writes Die Presse newspaper: "Without Haider the BZÖ is threatened with political insignificance both in its programme and in personal terms. There is only one chance for it to remain active outside Carinthia: continuing Haider's fight against 'the system' in his memory. In view of the increasing pressure for a grand coalition, this strategy stands a fair chance of success. ... In naming Haider's friend and spokesperson Stefan Petzner as his successor, the BZÖ is also concentrating on holding onto power in Carinthia, where Haider would have gone for an absolute majority in the next elections. Here the politician's appeal remains unabated even after his death. It is entirely possible that the call to reunite the right wing over Haider's grave will result in a widely-discussed 'CDU/CSU' type solution."
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