Socialist-led coalition wins Hungary's general elections

(2006-04-24 10:46:19)

    BUDAPEST, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's Socialist-led coalition won the country's general elections with a comfortable majority on Sunday.

Hungarian Prime Minister of Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), Ferenc Gyurcsany, right, and his wife, left, wave to the socialist supporters at MSZP headquarters in Budapest. Hungary's Socialist-led coalition won the country's general elections with a comfortable majority on Sunday.(Xinhua/AFP photo)

Supporters of the Hungarian Socialist Party celebrate their party's victory in the general election in Budapest April 23, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP photo)

    The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and its coalition partner, the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ), won 209 seats in the 386-seat parliament with ballots from almost 99 percent of voting districts counted, the National Election Office said. 

Hungary opens 2nd round of 2006 parliamentary elections

(2006-04-23 21:11:51)

    BUDAPEST, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Hungarians voted on Sunday in the second round of the 2006 parliamentary elections which could deliver a small majority to the governing coalition led by Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.

Hungary's ruling party wins first round of general election

(2006-04-10 12:52:25)

    BUDAPEST, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's Socialists party (MSZP) finished first in the initial round of elections on Sunday, but the final result will be decided in a run-off later this month.

    BUDAPEST, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Polling stations opened in Hungary on Sunday for the first general elections in the country since it joined the European Union (EU) in 2004.