Far-right Austrian leader sacked for revealing gay affair with Jörg Haider
The successor of the Austrian far-right leader Jörg Haider was dismissed yesterday after he revealed a ?special? relationship ?far beyond? friendship with his former mentor.In emotional interviews with the national broadcaster and a tabloid newspaper Stefan Petzner spoke openly about his affair with Haider, who died at the age of 58 in a high-speed car crash after heavy drinking session at a gay club this month. Haider?s party, the Alliance for the Future of Austria, captured 11 per cent of the vote in national elections last month .
?He was the man of my life. Our relationship went far beyond friendship,? Mr Petzner, 27, said after only a week in the job, adding that Haider?s wife, Claudia, 52, ?did not object? to their relationship.
?I only had him. Now I am all alone. I would spend nights with him and his family and that was important for me because I often was afraid to be alone in the dark,? he added.
