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	Hungary in a nutshell
		Hungary, weakened by internal problems, was defeated by the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Mohacs in 1526.
		Elections were held again in 1947, and the Communists again failed to win a majority of the votes.
		Hungary's parliament ratified the pact in 1995, and the parliament of Slovakia ratified it in 1996.
	www.teamhungary.net /misc/hungary.html (5719 words)

	Ouster of Hungarian leader is urged - Europe - International Herald Tribune
		According to preliminary results released late Sunday by the National Election Office, with some 76 percent of the votes counted, the Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union seemed poised to win the mayorships in 15 of Hungary's 23 largest cities, as well as majorities in the county councils in 18 of the 19 counties, The Associated Press reported.
		In those elections, the Socialist-led coalition was swept into power in 15 of the 19 county governments.
		In his election campaign, Orban has tried to capitalize on the protests triggered by Gyurcsany's admission that he had lied about the real state of the economy during last April's parliamentary elections, in which the governing Socialist Party was re-elected for a second consecutive term.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/10/01/news/hungary.php (847 words)

	Andor, Hungary elections 1998
		First, the elections were won by a new Right wing coalition that emerged from the reconstruction of previous ruling parties of the early 1990s.
		The implementation of the harsh austerity measures restored the international respectability of Hungary and her government, which accelerated the inflow of foreign capital and lowered the interest rates on the foreign debts of the country.
		Though much of the corruption accusations are true in the case of the health fund, this move is rather a declaration of war on the trade unions and collective--tripartite--bargaining, and a preparation for the privatisation of the health sector.
	labourfocus.gn.apc.org /AndorLF60.html (5465 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		Given the very close results of the elections, and with an eye on the municipal elections approaching in October, departing prime minister Viktor Orban and his party made every effort to maintain the heightened political atmosphere that dominated the electoral period, to discredit the new government, and to obstruct its operation.
		The other issue dominating Hungary's political and public discourse this summer was the returning ghost of the communist past and lustration.
		Regarding access to files, in Hungary (as is not the case with the German, Czech, Polish, or Romanian equivalent laws), the names of those who have files are not made public; one can only request secret surveillance data about oneself, and, even then, the names of the informers are deleted.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol11num3/constitutionwatch/hungary.html (2575 words)

	Council elections in Hungary
		If this was a general election, there would be a new right wing FIDESZ government, as Viktor Orbán, their party leader hasn't stopped repeating since the elections.
		In their Statement after the election results were known, all they could say was that the extreme right has lost ground, because "Voters seem not to support radicalism." They offered no explanation for their own poor showing, or brushing it off by stating that their vote went up since 4 years ago.
		The task facing any worker or youth in Hungary who wants genuine change is re-establish Marxism as a credible force within the Hungarian working class, a force that will offer a left alternative that is viable, achievable and which they can rise and fight for.
	www.marxist.com /council-elections-hungary051006.htm (1034 words)

	Politics of Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Hungary is an independent, democratic and constitutional state.
		The election threshold is 5%, but it only applies to the multi-seat constituencies and the compensation seats, not the single-seat constituencies.
		An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Hungary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Hungary (687 words)

	Hungary - Elections to the National Assembly
		Before 1966 Hungary had used an electoral system in which a voter could vote only for or against the official slate of candidates.
		In 1966 the government initiated election procedures that made the nomination of more than one candidate possible; in the 1971 elections, 49 districts out of 352 nominated two or more candidates.
		Of the 152 people who were not originally on the PPF list and were nominated from the floor, 70 received the necessary one-third votes at two or more nominating meetings, and 51 of them had been proposed in addition to the 2 nominees successfully nominated by the PPF.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-5885.html (965 words)

	1Thesis6
		Following a similar pattern to that in Poland in the 1997 elections, which saw the return of a restructured Solidarity party, the outcome of parliamentary elections in Hungary marked a reversal of power in parliament from the previous four years, in which MSzP was the ruling party.
		These elections were crucial because they sealed the political fate of Miloevic, who never left his position as head of the SPS and could have potentially staged a comeback in the future.
		Hungary is no doubt further on its way than is Yugoslavia, which only in recent months has had its first chance at a stable, multi-party parliamentary system.
	www.indiana.edu /~iuihsl/1thesis6.htm (5099 words)

	Okno Group - Environmental policy briefs - Hungary
		The Court also ruled, however, that Hungary was entitled to have at least 50% of the Danube water flow through the old river bed which passes through its territory; Slovakia had diverted much of the water to its hydroelectric plant at Gabcikovo.
		After Hungary's withdrawal from the pact, the now-independent Slovak government went ahead with construction of their half of the project, including significant diversion of river waters, which was completed in 1994.
		Hungary is eager to press its membership application to the European Union, and the government wants to be seen as a reasonable and reliable partner.
	www.okno.com /env/policy/envpolicy-hu.html (2604 words)

	NATO Research Fellowships
		The mayor (in municipal elections) shall be elected by the local citizens in an election by universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
		The Slovak elections in 1994 were as far as the campaign and results quite similar to the 1992 elections.
		The parties themselves have changed a lot from the elections in 1990, and similarly as it wsa in the 1990 election (when communists were replaced), there was a strong urge in public for a change in politics.
	www.nato.int /acad/fellow/94-96/tolmaci/04.htm (890 words)

	Socialists Win Hungary's Elections
		Election officials said the Socialists and its liberal coalition partner Alliance of Free Democrats are expected to have around 210 seats in the 386-member parliament.
		I believe that we can build up a Hungary that will be open for everyone and where it doesn't matter where you are born in a small village or a town," he says.
		The deficit is the highest within the European Union and is a threat to Hungary's plans to meet the requirements to introduce the euro currency in 2010.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-04-23-voa26.cfm (450 words)

	Russia to Pay for Hungary's Reforms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Already in May 1994, the parliamentary elections in Hungary were won by the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), openly calling itself the MSZMP's successor.
		Results of the recent parliamentary elections that finished on April 23, 2006, were a real triumph for the socialists and their young leader, the millionaire Ferenc Gyurcsány.
		Straight after announcement of the elections' results Gyurcsánysaid that the personalities of his Cabinet future members are not as important, as the content of a large-scale reform that they are entitled to realize.
	www.axisglobe.com /article.asp?article=843 (1212 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Hungary Socialists in narrow lead
		Hungary's governing Socialists have taken a narrow lead after the first round of the general election despite a strong challenge from conservatives.
		The elections are Hungary's first as a member of the European Union.
		It is Hungary's fifth parliamentary election since the return of democracy in 1990.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4892590.stm (433 words)

	HUNGARY: parliamentary elections Orszaggyules, 1994
		Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
		The dates of the 1994 general elections – the second of the post-communist era – were announced on 4 February by President of the Republic Arpad Goncz.
		Since the 1990 elections, the MDF had been hurt by public reaction to these economic ills unabated by reform, internal division, the death of popular Prime Minister Jozsef Antall and a series of real estate-financial scandals.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2141_94.htm (441 words)

	Elections in Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Hungary are held at two levels: general elections to elect the 386 members of the National Assembly, and local elections to elect local authorities.
		For the latter two, an election threshold of 5% is in effect.
		In Hungary there are two dominant political parties, which makes it difficult for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Hungary (647 words)

	Hungary Elections Seen as Measure of Support for Embattled PM
		Local elections in Hungary are being viewed as a measure of support for the embattled prime minister, who has been under intense street pressure to resign, after revelations he admitted last month to lying to the public about the economy.
		Election committee members are emptying a ballot box in a polling station in Budapest
		Gyurcsany has said he will not resign, and rejected the notion that the local election would be considered a referendum on his government.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-10-01-voa29.cfm (485 words)

	George Bush Presidential Library and Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		In Hungary today, there is a deepening consensus on the direction that reform must take, on a new model for state and society: in economics, the competitive market; in politics, pluralism and human rights.
		The open elections that Hungary has promised will mark a great advance and allow your great nation to enjoy the benefits of pluralism.
		But I believe in Hungary; I believe in her ability to meet and master the challenge: to make reform succeed.
	bushlibrary.tamu.edu /research/papers/1989/89071106.html (632 words)

	General elections in Hungary
		Over eight million Hungarians are being called to vote on 9th April next for the first round in the general elections in which Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany (Socialist Party) is standing for another term in office.
		On 17th March the Prime Minister created a certain degree of surprise by declaring that Hungary's inclusion in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) could only be decided by the people and he announced the organisation of a referendum on the subject.
		She was referring to the threats and flmail employed by a militant belonging to the Alliance of Young Democrats (Zoltan Bago) on a Democratic Forum candidate, Imre Romsics, in order for the latter to withdraw his candidature in favour of the FIDESZ candidate.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/hongrie/legislatives/default2.htm (1849 words)

	Policy Network - Hungary’s Socialist Party after the Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		In the decisive moments of the election campaign Viktor Orbán saw the key to success once again by defining his party in contrast to the ex-communists, presenting Fidesz as the successor of the spirit of regime transition.
		The biggest strategic mistake was probably the effort to unite the right wing – a mistake that brought the second consecutive electoral defeat – the so-called concept of “one camp, one flag”, as a result of which radical voices aimed at drawing in the extremists are often audible.
		Following the elections held in April, only one thing appears certain: in contrast to Fidesz’s long-running strategy this strategy may be better achieved by more than one party.
	www.policy-network.net /php/article.php?sid=3&aid=588 (2116 words)

	Hungary: politics
		At present, after this Spring's elections in Hungary, the nation ousted the previous Prime Minister Victor Orban for the Socilaist/Liberal Free Democrats' candidate Peter Medgyessy.
		Indeed Hungary is slated to be one of the first Eastern Bloc nations to enter the EU in 2004.
		The Communist Party of Hungary was brought down by the activism and reforms pressured for by the Hungarian Democratic Forum and the FIDESZ or Young Democratic Party (including a very young Viktor Orban).
	www.unc.edu /~wmckinne/politics.html (781 words)

	Red Sun Rising - Hungary's Elections
		Hungary's remarkable economic performance during Orban's reign, state interventionism notwithstanding, seems to have been utterly forgotten, though.
		It is a non-territorial kind of expansionism and it encompasses all the Hungarians wronged by the treaty of Trianon and doomed to become minorities in neighboring countries.
		Hungary realizes that the greater the number of candidates it sponsors, the more clout it will possess in any future arrangement.
	samvak.tripod.com /pp134.html (1886 words)

	Hungarian Elections: Russians Happy, Poles Feel Hurt
		In difference from the 2005 elections in Germany and Poland, the Hungarian pre-election campaing factually did not touch the issue of the mutual relations between Hungary and Russia.
		At present Hungary is a full member of the EU (since 2004) and NATO (since 1999), hence there is no question of the direction of attention in its foreign policy towards Moscow.
		Far from the common knowledge nowadays is the fact that in 1990’s Hungary was the main recipient of Russian military equipment in Eastern Europe, still on the account of the Soviet debt of $1.8 billion.
	www.axisglobe.com /article.asp?article=781 (1446 words)

	Economic reforms loom after Hungary general elections
		Hungary's economy, which quickly became a role model in central Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain, is now losing its competitive edge and is in dire need of reforms after the April 9 and 23 general elections, analysts say.
		Hungary, which joined the European Union in 2004, is struggling to contain a public deficit that reached 6.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) last year, owing to overspending and waste in sectors ranging from state administration to healthcare.
		Hungary was hit by a series of negative credit reviews of its sovereign debt over the past months.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=116635 (775 words)

	IFES Election Guide - Country Profile: Hungary - Elections
		BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Protests over the past two weeks have added extra spice to local elections in Hungary on Sunday, but unless the Socialists and their allies lose heavily in big cities, there is unlikely to be much political fallout.
		On April 24, Hungary announced preliminary results for the second round of general elections that were held on April 23.
		Hungary's Socialists hold a slight advantage after the first round of the country's general election.
	www.electionguide.org /country-news.php?ID=99 (825 words)

	ELECTIONS-HUNGARY: Socialists Headed for Two in a Row
		Opinion polls for Sunday's parliamentary contests indicate the MSZP (Hungarian Socialist Party) are headed for a second term in office, with 43 to 45 percent of the vote.
		Since the communists first called for multi-party democratic elections in 1990, Hungary has seen conservative and socialist governments alternate in power, with the electorate showing constant dissatisfaction with the social costs of transition.
		Under János Kádár, communist leader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988, unlike in other countries of the Eastern bloc, the regime underwent a constant and gradual political and social liberalisation, beginning in the 1960s.
	www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=32823 (968 words)

	LancasterOnline.com: Hungary Leader Seeks Vote of Confidence
		BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's prime minister asked parliament on Monday to hold a vote of confidence in his government, which suffered major losses in municipal elections after weeks of protests demanding that he resign for lying about the economy.
		The elections were seen as a chance for voters to judge the government after the leaked tape surfaced.
		Preliminary results released by the election office, with some nearly all the votes counted, showed Fidesz winning the mayorships in 15 of Hungary's 23 largest cities, as well majorities in 18 of 19 county councils.
	ap.lancasteronline.com /4/hungary_elections (581 words)

	General elections in Hungary
		Ferenc Gyurcsany, who had never previously been an election candidate and whose party was for a long time overtaken by almost ten points in opinion polls by the Alliance of Young Democrats, can congratulate himself for having recreated trust amongst many voters.
		To be declared the winner of this general election, the Prime Minister will however have to confirm this result in two weeks’ time.
		The election campaign was curtailed after the Prime Minister decreed a state of emergency on 3rd April, due to major flooding suffered by Hungary and central Europe more generally.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/hongrie/legislatives/resultats.htm (1059 words)

	Hungary's governing left wins first round of general elections
		"Hungary did something it has never done since transition, it said the governing coalition can continue to govern," a beaming Gyurcsany told cheering supporters at the Socialist campaign headquarters in Budapest.
		The small conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) party in a surprise appeared to just scrape past the five percent bar necessary to remain in parliament, with exactly five percent, and became a potential lifeline for Fidesz which is seeking to return to power after four years in opposition.
		This is the first general election since Hungary joined the European Union in 2004.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=118215 (489 words)

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