Posted on 05/06/2007 1:31:40 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The opposition Hungarian Citizens Party (Fidesz) is holding on to the top spot in the European nation’s political scene, according to a poll by Gallup Hungary. 30 per cent of respondents would support Fidesz in the next legislative election, down four points since March.
The governing Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) is second with 16 per cent, followed by the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) with three per cent, and the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) with two per cent.
Hungarian voters renewed their National Assembly in April 2006. The MSZP and the SZDSZ secured 210 of the legislative branch’s 386 seats, securing a full term for Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. Fidesz, led by Viktor Orban, elected 164 lawmakers.
In September, Gyurcsany was criticized after Hungary’s state radio aired portions of an audiotape—which had been recorded in May—in which he told members of the MSZP that his administration "lied throughout the past one and a half or two years" about the state of the country’s economy in order to win re-election. The prime minister’s words sparked a two-week riot that threatened to end his government.
Last month, Orban criticized the government’s policies, saying, "The government’s youth policy seeks to make young people cost-effective. (...) For the government, young persons should leave the country as soon as possible and never come back."
what is the nature of the Hungarian Citizen’s party? is this a good or bad thing that they are winning?
I believe they this a good thing. Wikipedia describes them as having a Christian democracy/ conservatism political ideology. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidesz_%E2%80%93_Hungarian_Civic_Union ) Apparently the party is officially known as the Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union, at least that is what they are found under in wikipedia. All in all, this appears to be a good thing.
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