Gordon Bajnai
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary's government on Saturday tried to calm investors and distanced itself from earlier comments by officials claiming that the country was close to defaulting on its debts.
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary's currency, bonds and stock market reeled Friday as the new government tried to reassure investors that it was not about to slide into a Greek-type crisis despite official comments that the economy was in serious trouble.
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary's center-right Fidesz party, led by Viktor Orban, a former prime minister who promised to restore "law and order" and pull Hungary out of recession, won a two-thirds parliamentary majority on Sunday, the National Election Office said.
BUDAPEST, Hungary - A center-right party could win a two-thirds parliamentary majority in Sunday's second round of national elections, clearing the way for its plans to fight the nation's deep recession, widespread corruption and bloated public sector.
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary's center-right party reclaimed the right to govern on Sunday, winning over 50 percent of the vote and handing the ruling Socialists a humiliating defeat.
