Posted on 03/23/2009 5:53:39 PM PDT by dynachrome
BUDAPEST (AP) - Hungary's prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worse financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago.
Ferenc Gyurcsany, of the ruling Socialists, made the unexpected announcement at his party's congress saying that he was keeping a pledge he made in January last year to change the leadership if the embattled party's popularity failed to recover.
He accepted his reputation was badly damaged when state radio in 2006 broadcast a speech he made at a party meeting in which he admitted lying about the state of the economy to win elections a few months earlier. The broadcast sparked weeks of protests and riots that left hundreds injured.
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G-d, may this be the future of the United States.
Hungary was starving for freedom.
“saying that he was keeping a pledge he made in January last year to change the leadership if the embattled party’s popularity failed to recover.”
a liberal but an honest liberal.
A political system where the country is not stuck with a lying doofus for 4 years. Who knew?!
He probably still believes in socialism, so no sympathy here.
Who would have thought the people of Hungary have more cajones than Americans. We have tape after tape of Obama lying (the economy being one) and Americans do nothing.
We could all learn a lesson from this.
This is a role model for ZERO. Hey ZERO, look and take a hint.
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