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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 2, No. 144, 29 July 1998

HUNGARIAN COALITION CAUCUSES SIGN FOUR-YEAR PACT. The
leaders of the parliamentary groups of the three governing
coalition parties have signed a cooperation agreement,
Hungarian media reported on 28 July. The pact stipulates
that the three groups (the Federation of Young Democrats-
Hungarian Civic Party, the Independent Smallholders' Party,
and the Hungarian Democratic Forum) will support the cabinet
and cooperate in the legislature. Prime Minister Viktor
Orban is to consult with the leaders of the three groups on
a monthly basis, Hungarian media reported. The pact also
stipulates that the leaders of the groups will consult
regularly with Istvan Stumpf, head of the Prime Minister's
Office, about the agenda of upcoming cabinet meetings. In
addition, the signatories are obliged to ensure that there
will be a majority supporting the government's position both
in the legislature and in parliamentary committees. MSZ


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