Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 04/14/2009
Hungary's parliament has formally endorsed Gordon Bajnai as the country's new prime minister. Bajnai, a non-aligned figure who had been serving as the economy minister, replaces Ferenc Gyurcsany. Gyurcsany announced his decision to resign in March, saying he considered himself a hindrance to further reforms, the BBC reported Tuesday. ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/14/2009
Budapest - Former economy minister Grodon Bajnai was voted into the post of Hungarian prime minister in a parliamentary vote Tuesday which at the same time expressed no confidence in Ferenc Gyurcsany, voting the socialist premier out of office. Immed...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 04/14/2009
Hungary's parliament formally endorses Gordon Bajnai as the country's new prime minister, replacing Ferenc Gyurcsany.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 04/14/2009
“The Rise and Fall of Ferenc Gyurcsány, Part II” - at Hungarian Spectrum.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Budapest - Hungary's parliament on Tuesday initiated a constructive vote of no confidence against Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. The motion, signed by 92 members of parliament, calls for the replacement of Gyurcsany with current Economy M...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 03/31/2009
“The rise and fall of Ferenc Gyurcsány, Part I” - at Hungarian Spectrum.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/28/2009
Budapest - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany quit as head of the Hungarian Socialist Party on Saturday, after nominating Minister for Economy and Development Gordon Bajnai to lead an interim government. Speculation has been rife over who will be Hungar...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/27/2009
Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has nominated Janos Takacs, the CEO of Electolux Hungary, as a his replacement, the news agency MTI reported on Friday. Takacs, a former financial director of IBM Hungary, would neither confirm or ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
Budapest - Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom on Wednesday joined the call for early general elections in Hungary. The EU country has been in a state of political turmoil since Saturday, when Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany announced he would stand do...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
Hungarian Spectrum writes about PM Ferenc Gyurcsány's possible successors.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/24/2009
Budapest - Hungary was awash on Tuesday with speculation over who will fill Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's shoes if, as promised, he departs on April 14. Gyurcsany announced on Saturday that he would step down to allow a new leader with broader po...
Time (Free subscription) | 03/24/2009
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany stands down amidst the worst economic outlook for Hungary since the end of the Cold War
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/22/2009
Budapest -Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said on Sunday evening that his proposed new government could naturally include members from right wing parties. Gyurcsany was speaking on state-owned national television the day after announcing ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/22/2009
Budapest - The decision by Hungary Ferenc Gyurcsany's to resign as prime minister is final, he told the local news agency MTI on Sunday. The decision is final; we will assemble a new government with a new leader. I have complete confidence that we w...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/21/2009
Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany announced his resignation on Saturday, saying a new government with a new leader was needed to tackle his country's economic meltdown. Hungary's main opposition party, Fidesz, promptly repeated its...
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