This video - despite the problems that it might have for privacy - is a very good one for seeing what was going on in the riots on the one-year anniversary of the riots of 2006 on the eve of the national day commemorating the revolution of 1956.
See elsewhere in this blog for my analysis [...]
After the Hungarians lost their chains
‘…the state will wither away’
The Hungarian Socialists are true to their Marxist roots in one respect: contributing to the running down of the state. In the postcommunist condition, the liberation from the central power, decentralisation has been a popular goal. In government, the Hungarian Socialist party of Ferenc Gyurcsány, with [...]
The Hungarian PM Ferencs Gyurcsány admitted to the Socialist party crowds in May that he had been lying “day and night”. When the news broke out the fantasy of the democratic, economically viable Hungary was broken down. In Hungary, the response was turmoil. Political scandal and riots on the streets. The politicians had let down [...]
While the results of the preliminary Hungarian elections show a comfortable victory for the ruling coalition.
Here's the official current results from the http://www.valasztas.hu/en/08/8_0.html
Updated: 2006.04.24. 12:13
Processed: 98,38 %
Round 2
of the Parliamentary Election of 2006
April 23, 2006
View of Parliament
(részeredmény)
Number of Parliamentary Representatives : 386
Parties
In individual
constituency
On territorial list
On national list
Total
Proportion of
Parliamentary
mandates
ALLIANCE OF FREE DEMOCRATS
3 (3)
4
11
18
4,66%
FIDESZ-Hungarian Civic Union
KDNP
69 (41)
69
26
164
42,49%
HUNGARIAN [...]
The Socialists and the governing coalitions won the Hungarian elections, even though the official results are still pending until 29 April. After the first round 110 seats were contested, in single-member constituencies and on the basis of votes redistributed on the national "reserve list". (Hungarians have two votes on the first round: for the regional [...]
Today in second round of the Hungarian elections on the basis of all the opinion polls (Median, Tarki and Szonda) it looks like the so called left, the socialists and its junior goverment partner are winning the elections. The participation rate is a few percentage points lower than on the first round. However, considering that [...]
Here's my election roundtable talk and analysis, place: Collegium Budapest 20 April 2006.
It was a pretty successful event. Not too political, anyone with true political passions must have been in one of the political gatherings which were taking place simultaneously…
Introduction (extract)
…The aim of this talk is in no way to affect the results [...]
My analysis of Hungarian elections has been published today in the Finnish national daily Helsingin Sanomat. An earlier version of this piece has been published in my Finnish blog. http://epalonen.vuodatus.net/blog/109715
According to the Capital research opinion poll (11-12 April, 800 respondents), the left will win the elections anyway. Had the second round been immediately after the 9 April first round, MSZP and SZDSZ joined candidates would have gained 55 percent, the Fidesz 44 and MDF 5 percent of the vote. There would be only two [...]
Now, you've seen the results of the Hungarian election in my earlier posts, but quite few points have emerged, and some of them I have been addressing in Finnish, but there's more.
So, it's emerged the Hungarians voted:
- for a four-party parliament
- against Viktor Orbán to return the post he held 1998-2002 as the PM
- against [...]
