Controversial Austrian politician to remain in politics

Austrian far right politician Joerg Haider today said he would remain in politics, less then a day after taking responsibility for the disastrous showing of his party in general elections and announcing he was stepping down as governor of Carinthia province.

Mr Haider’s decision, announced at the end of a six-hour meeting of senior party leaders, was the latest example of a “withdrawal from a withdrawal” that critics cite as an example of how he cannot be taken seriously.