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Hungarian Opposition Poised For Landslide

Posted: 04/11/2010
Hungary's center-right Civic Union (Fidesz) won a landslide victory in first-round Parliamentary elections on Sunday. According to some polls, the party is likely to win two-thirds of all seats in parliament. With 99 percent of votes counted, Fidesz received 52.77 percent of the national vote. The ruling Socialists, hurt by unpopular deficit-reducing measures, earned just 19.29 percent. The rightwing Jobbik party, known for its anti-Semitic and anti-Gypsy rhetoric, will enter Parliament for the first time with a showing of 16.71 percent. Turnout for the first round was 64.29 percent. The second round of voting, which will determine who wins a remaining 121 seats, will take place on April 25.

Source: ElectionGuide

Hungary coalition stands firm with PM after riots

Posted: 10/24/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's ruling coalition pledged on Tuesday to stand by embattled Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, a day after riots marred the 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising.

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Hungary PM wins confidence vote

Posted: 10/06/2006
Hungary's PM Gyurcsany wins a confidence vote, but the opposition keeps up protests to unseat him.

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Hungarian right warns of

Posted: 10/03/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarians may rise up against the government and even overthrow parliamentary democracy unless Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany steps down, a senior figure in the main opposition Fidesz party warned on Tuesday.

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Hungary PM calls confidence vote, outflanks opponents

Posted: 10/02/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government this week in a move which will forestall heavy criticism from the country's president and likely allow him to stay in office.

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Hungary govt set to survive local election losses

Posted: 09/28/2006
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.

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Hungary PM says sorry for lies speech

Posted: 09/27/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany apologized on Wednesday for a leaked speech in which he admitted lying about the parlous state of the economy to win April's election.

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Hungary's opposition keeps pressure on PM to quit

Posted: 09/26/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's main opposition Fidesz party, keeping up the pressure on embattled Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, called on Tuesday for a non-partisan government to rescue the country from political crisis.

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Budapest calm ahead of far-right rally

Posted: 09/22/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - About 10,000 Hungarians protested peacefully outside parliament overnight and there was a risk a far-right rally on Friday could trigger more riots after Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission he had lied.

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Anti-government protests continue in Hungary

Posted: 09/21/2006
Shunning protesters' calls for his resignation, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany vowed to stay on Tuesday and continue painful reforms.

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Hungary opposition calls off weekend rally

Posted: 09/21/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's opposition Fidesz party on Thursday called off its planned anti-government rally at the weekend, which the government had warned would cause week-long violent protests to escalate.

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Anti-government protests continue in Hungary

Posted: 09/20/2006
Shunning protesters' calls for his resignation, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany vowed to stay on Tuesday and continue painful reforms.

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Hungarian PM defiant over riots

Posted: 09/20/2006
PM Ferenc Gyurcsany says he will not tolerate violent protests after riots in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.

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Defiant Hungary PM urges calm after riots

Posted: 09/19/2006
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany defied opposition pressure to quit on Tuesday after anti-government riots he called "the longest and darkest night of the republic" left 150 people injured.

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PM's warning to Hungary rioters

Posted: 09/19/2006
Hungary's prime minister warns he will crack down on any repeat of Monday's violent protests in Budapest.

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Center-left government retains power after 2006 election

Posted: 04/24/2006
On April 24, Hungary announced preliminary results for the second round of general elections that were held on April 23. With 98.38% of the votes counted, current Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's Social Party (MSZP) and the Free Democrats (SZDSZ) increased their representation to 210 seats in the 386-member parliament. The conservative Fidesz obtained 164 seats while the Hungarian Democratic Forum gained 11 seats. This is the first time since the fall of communism in Hungary that a governing party has been reelected. The new National Assembly will convene within the next 30 days to form the new government.

Source: ElectionGuide

Hungary announces results of first round parliamentary elections

Posted: 04/11/2006
On April 11 the Hungarian government announced the results of the first round of parliamentary elections, at the end of which 212 of the 386 seats in the National Assembly have been decided. The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) currently leads with 105 seats and is followed by Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union with 97. The Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) is third with 4 seats, while the conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) barely passed the 5% threshold needed to qualify for parliament and won 2 seats. The second round of elections will be held on April 23.

Source: ElectionGuide

Hungary Socialists in narrow lead

Posted: 04/09/2006
Hungary's Socialists hold a slight advantage after the first round of the country's general election.

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Hungary Announces Presidential Election Date

Posted: 05/20/2005
The National Assembly will vote to choose the new president of the Republic on June 6-7. The President is elected by secret ballot and requires a two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly to win a term of five years.

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Hungary Announces Referendum Date of March 15

Posted: 10/15/2002
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy announced on October 11th that a referendum will be held on March 15, 2003.  The referendum will be to determine Hungary’s membership into the European Union, based on an EU report that listed the country among 10 other countries eligible for membership in 2004.

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Hungary Announces First Round Results of Parliamentary Elections

Posted: 04/08/2002
The first round of voting on April 7, 2002 resulted in the Socialist Party narrowly ahead of the ruling Fidesz party. The Socialists received 41.2% of the vote, Fidesz won 40.3%, and the Alliance of Free Democrats came in third place with 6.17% of the votes. The decisive second-round will be held April 21, 2002.

Source: ElectionGuide

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