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Hungary re-elects Socialist-led coalition
2006-04-24
The coalition government led by Ferenc Gyurcsany, the Socialist prime minister, has become Hungary's first post-communist government to win re-election. The National Election Office on Sunday projected the Socialists and their coalition partners winning 210 of the 386 seats in the legislature, 12 more than they hold now. The two centre-right opposition groups were seen winning 175 seats, with one seat going to an independent candidate.

Official results in 11 districts where the margin of victory was very small were expected to be announced in a few days - after the ballots from Hungarians voting abroad were counted - but they were not likely to affect the coalition's success. Laszlo Solyom, the president, said that once the results were final, he would initiate talks with the parties in parliament to form a new government as soon as possible."I want to give thanks to all the citizens who exercised their right to vote," Solyom said.
I have a soft spot for Hungary, despite the fact that their language is gargled rather than spoken and they eat galoshes. Maybe it's the ladies' boots. Hrowf!
Posted by:Fred

#7  That's Gulyas! Bazd meg!

I stand corrected, hasty typing error. Bazd Meg, isn't that for after dinner with a good tokay?
Posted by: HammerHead   2006-04-24 16:22  

#6  Hungarian Gulyas is a lovely, spicy soup, not the stew by the same name we find here. If anyone has a good recipe, please post it in the O-Club -- Mr. Wife fell in love with the stuff while working over there. I've been able to indulge his similar loves for Greek and Indian things, but thus far gulyas is beyond me. (I've also troubles with Egyptian bread (lavash?) and lentil soup, but apparently a healthy dollop of good Egyptian grit is needed to give the proper taste and texture to those. And the occasional bit of overripe flesh causing dysentary really enhances the experience, or so he tells me. He hasn't asked for anything Saudi, oddly enough...)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-04-24 14:34  

#5  this "socialist" govt supported the US on Iraq, IIUC.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2006-04-24 14:21  

#4  That's Gulyas! Bazd meg!
Posted by: Janos Hunyadi   2006-04-24 10:24  

#3  Let's get it right: Porkolt and Gyulas, OK? Kinda sad that they shook the commies off their back only to bring them back with a smiley face. PS: The key political people at the US Embassy were more than pleased with the "socialist."
Posted by: HammerHead   2006-04-24 10:05  

#2  Hungary re-elects Socialist-led coalition

What did I tell ya? They are nutz!

;-)
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-04-24 01:27  

#1  Galoshes? Nope, goulahes, entirely different animals altogether. Also szertes-perkelt, but either the proprietor of one of the Budapest's outlets where I ordered it cheated (fragments of pork rib bones wrapped in fat, ördög!), or Hungarians must be nuts! I opted for the first, although the second was not entirely out of the question. ;-)

Outside Budapest, the food was usually excellent. Perhaps the innkeepers were glad some foreigner popped by, as the tourists usually think Budapest=Hungary.
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-04-24 01:24  

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