Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2009 (21. évfolyam, 1-50. szám)
2009-11-20 / 44. szám
Organizers and Sponsors Celebrating the Success of the 9th Hungarian Film Festival in Los Angeles at the Csárdás L-R: Béla Bunyik, President of Bunyik Entertainment; Actor Iván Kamarás; Ambassador Balázs Bokor, Consul General BELA BUNYIK Bonnie Bunyik, hard-working heart and soul of the Festival Bela’s sister Gabriella Bunyik Julius Jancso, Oscar Ross and Vera Ross, Sponsors of the film “Made in Hungária” Actress Györgyi Tarjan Endre Hules, screen writer of the film Prima Primavera; Consul General Bokor, Gabriella Goldberger, Consul Gábor Kaleta Oscar and Vera Ross, Gizella Poliak and George Poliak, sponsors of the film “Puskas Hungary” Julius Jancso, Publisher of Hírlap and owner of Csárdás Restaurant, Sponsor of Gabor Csupo’s “Immigrants”, with Mrs. Erna Bokor ETHNIC LEADERS AND AIR FORCE ONE AT REAGAN LUNCHEON The following group of distinguished individuals (above) attended the conference at the Reagan Library on November 6th commemorating President Ronald Reagan’s historical role in the Fall of Berlin:- LA County Commissioner Dr. Frank de Balogh (Reagan Associate)- Frank de Balogh III (ADC)- Consul Gabor Kaleta (Deputy Chief of Mission (Los Angeles), Republic of Hungary)- Hans Eberhard (Chairman, German American Tricentennial Foundation)- Attila Fenyes (Owner, California Hungarians newspaper)- Julius Jancso (Owner, American Hungarian Journal newspaper)- Susan Jancso (Editor-in-Chief)- Leslie Eloed (Arany Janos Circle)- Chris Calugarita (President, Viitorul Romanian Society) Michael Dutkowski (Vice President, Polish American Congress) Photo: LESLIE ELOED Hungarians Reject Ruling Socialist Party There is no question people in Hungary are disenchanted with the ruling Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), according to a poll by Median. Only 18 per cent of respondents—all of them decided voters— would support the Socialists in the next legislative ballot, unchanged since September. The opposition Hungarian Citizens Party (Fidesz) is the clear favourite with 65 per cent. The Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) is in third place with 12 per cent, followed by the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) with two per cent, Politics Can Be Different (LMP) with one per cent, and the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) also with one per cent. Hungarian voters renewed their National Assembly in April 2006. The MSZP and the SZDSZ secured 210 of the legislative branch’s 386 seats, securing a full term for Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. Fidesz, led by Viktor Orbán, elected 164 lawmakers. In June 2006, Gyurcsany introduced a fiscal „austerity package” of state subsidy reductions and tax increases, aimed at lowering the country’s fiscal deficit. In September 2006, Gyurcsany was criticized after Hungary’s state radio aired portions of an audiotape—which had been recorded in May—in which he told members of the MSZP that his administration „lied throughout the past one and a half or two years” about the state of the country’s economy in order to win re-election. The prime minister’s words sparked a two-week riot that threatened to end his government. In March 2008, Gyurcsany stepped down as prime minister, as he faced mounting criticism over his handling of the economy. The MSZP picked finance minister Gordon Bajnai to be the next head of government. In April, Bajnai and the cabinet survived a no-confidence motion in a 199-169 vote. In June, Fidesz won 14 of 22 seats in the election to the European Parliament. On Oct. 7, Socialist leader Ildikó Lendvai said that the party’s unpopular economic decisions in the past 18 months should not overshadow their contribution to the country’s development in the past two decades. The next election in Hungary should take place in the spring of 2010. DUNA Travel 8530 Holloway Dr. #102 W. Hollywood, CA 90069 Spa, Hotel foglalások, Kocsi bérlés Kedvezményes repülőjegy árak Hungarian Journal PHOTOGRAPHY BY JULIUS & SUSAN JANCSO November 20,2009 ß LAX-BUD-LAX $535.-toi +Tax -t-Fee Információért hivják ZSUZSÁT TEL: (310) 652-5294 FAX: (310) 652-5287 1-888-532-0168
