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.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
