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The Hungarian EP elections resutls are very surprising. The country has turned to the right in an unprecedented manner.

Overall, Central and Eastern Europe is very strongly hit in the current economic crisis that had divided the European Union as well. In some countries, which are in a nation-building state, candidates have expressed unfaltering support for nationalistic parties. In the more established countries, such as the Czech Republic or Hungary, the political elite is divided among ideological, not ethnic or nationalistic lines, and the political elite is in a deep crisis.

In a little-awaited party conference Mr Gyurcsány, the prime minister of Hungary’s minority Socialist government has offered his resignation in case the five parliamentary parties agree on a new government.

Montenegro’s official bid for EU membership has overshadowed the small republic’s NATO-integration. The Hungarian military diplomacy has offered mentoring services to Montenegro and will expand the Podgorica mission.
Hungary has just finished a similar mission in Croatia, helping the former Yugoslav republic’s accession into the military alliance. Hungary and Croatia have a very strong relationship in [...]

After a brief overview of the Hungarian party system, the Socialist and the Liberal candidates, here are the likely winners. The EPP has two member parties in Hungary, and the smaller one just decided (and possibly split) over the issue of its party list.
Hungary’s most popular party is Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union. Fidesz entered the [...]

The picture on the Liberal political field is as simple as on the Socialist, so this is the second post in a series of the Hungarian MEP candidate lists. The Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) is a member of the ALDE group in the European Parliament and ELDR - European Liberal Democrats party group. It’s aim is simple: to survive the election and send at least one delegate to the European assembly.

The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) is the only party which is represented in the Party of European Socialists (PES), which has the second largest group in the European Parliament. MSZP has also the second largest group in the Hungarian national assembly.

In a series of posts I will write some information about the party lists in Hungary for the 2009 European Parliament elections. The order of the parties does not reflect any personal preference; there are still not announced lists and candidates. But firstly, here is an overview of the political parties involved in the election.

Especially if you did not like the logo of the Czech Presidency, here is the opportunity to raise your voice. You can vote on the proposed logos of the Spanish/Belgian/Hungarian presidency troika. I still keep asking why are we turning the European Union into a logo factory - I believe that logos used for a [...]