Despite Austrian Uproar, Hungary Courts Far-Right ; EU States Decry Jrg Haider, and Focus on Halting His Politics from Spreading to Eastern Europe

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Austria has been a steady target of criticism, and ostracism, since the formation earlier this month of a center-right coalition government that includes the Freedom Party of right-wing populist leader Jrg Haider.

In the latest instance yesterday, an Austrian cycling team was barred from a race in Belgium.

Mr. Haider has in the past praised aspects of Nazi rule, although he later apologized. His party has blamed immigrants and ethnic minorities for a variety of social and economic problems.

France and Portugal, the current European Union president, have been particularly outspoken, aiming to send a clear message to extremist politicians across Western …