Hungarian ex-PM goes on hunger strike September 10, 2012 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hungary’s former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and three other members of the Democratic Coalition started on a week-long hunger strike on Sunday, Sept 9 night, politics.hu reported. Vice president Péter Niedermüller, Csaba Molnár, and MP István Kolber are joining Gyurcsány. The demonstration, called Seven Days for Free Elections, is to protest the proposed voter registration plan. “Dramatic situations call for dramatic reactions, and strong political gestures are needed for apathetic voters to mobilize,” Gyurcsány said, adding that there is nobody in the present democratic opposition who can defeat Orbán in 2014. Four tents are located outside Parliament, two of which are bedrooms, one is a dining room, and the fourth is a public living space. The Democratic Coalition will stage a demonstration at the Batthyány Eternal Flame from 3 pm, on September 15 against the introduction of prior voter registration. Democratic Coalition MP Ágnes Vadai and Socialist Party MP Tibor Szanyi conferred on ways of boosting co-operation between opposition parties on Friday. The pair expressed certainty that they will have a majority in 2014 to unseat the Orbán cabinet. Partner news  Top stories U.S. officials say they want to advance efforts to start talks between the Syrian government and opposition leaders. The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament.   Partner news |  Latest news Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said. |
