The state assembly Kärntner Landtag,("Carinthian State Diet"), is a
unicameral legislature, which also elects the state governor, whose ancient title is Landeshauptmann("State Captain").
Haider, a rather controversial figure, had been elected Carinthian governor in 1989
but was forced to resign two years later after remarks about a"proper employment policy" of the Third Reich during a debate in the state assembly.