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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol 2, No. 77, 22 April 1998

TWELVE HUNGARIAN PARTIES QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL LISTS. Twelve
political parties have submitted enough regional lists in
order to run candidates on national lists as well (see
"RFE/RL Newsline," 21 April 1998), according to the Central
Electoral Committee. An opinion poll recently  conducted by
Szonda Ipsos shows the Socialists continuing to lead the
field with 34 percent, followed by the Young Democrats (23
percent), the Smallholders (18 percent) and the Free
Democrats (10 percent). The same poll suggests no other
party will pass the 5 percent threshold. But a  Gallup poll
indicates a much narrower gap between the Socialists (21
percent) and the Young Democrats (20 percent), with support
for the Smallholders totaling 10 percent and  Democratic
Forum 5 percent. MS

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