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Hungary re-elects Socialist-led coalition
 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.
Posted by: Fred 2006-04-24 |
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