Hungary's PM Sworn Into Office
Nidhi Sharma - All Headline News Contributor Budapest, Hungary (AHN) - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany took the oath of office on Friday after parliament approved the new government's program. Results from the elections had, 206 lawmakers voting in favor of the Socialist-led coalition's program, while 159 voted against, with no abstentions. Twenty-one lawmakers did not take part in the vote. The Associated Press reports, Gyurcsany's Socialists won 210 seats in the 386-seat legislature in April's elections and have promised to carry out far-reaching reforms in the state sector. His party is the much smaller Alliance of Free Democrats and he has been Hungary's Prime Minister since 2004. Gyurcsany says the new government aims to create a new Hungary, one that stands strong and moves ahead instead of lagging behind in the European Union.
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