language signs were erected in 1972, nationalist groups launched riots and took them down. Haider's party, struggling with dismal ratings in opinion polls after a split last year, has picked up the road sign struggle again in the run-up to national elections this year. A spokesman for the constitutional court said the court expected Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel's national government, which is backed by Haider's group, to nullify Haider's move. The Slovenian minority's lobbying group said last year it would bring the case before the European Court of Justice.
