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The future of the prime minister
The struggle to find a new prime minister has overshadowed the question of what the future holds for Ferenc Gyurcsány, who unexpectedly resigned/was pressured to resign as prime minister and party chairman. Many people seem to have written off Gyurcsány in a split second, including those who in recent months did nothing other than try to prove that he was maniacally clinging onto power. Our analysis in the Budapest Times.
Understandable demands at the wrong time
Two weeks ago on Saturday, public sector employees demonstrated against the government’s planned austerity measures as a result of the global financial crisis. Our thoughts about the ongoing global and local trends in German at Budapester Zeitung.
Slovak-hungarian conflict
It was almost a sensation among both the Hungarian and Slovak public that the Prime Ministers of Slovakia and Hungary, Robert Fico and Ferenc Gyurcsány, were willing to hold official talks. This alone proves that the differences between Slovakia and Hungary are great. Our analysis in Budapester Zeitung in German.