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Hungary PM faces confidence vote Hungary PM faces confidence vote
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The Hungarian parliament is due to hold its first full debate on the events of the past three weeks in Budapest followed by a vote of confidence.The Hungarian parliament is due to hold its first full debate on the events of the past three weeks in Budapest followed by a vote of confidence.
Prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, backed by his Socialist and Liberal majority, looks set to win the vote comfortably. Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, backed by his Socialist and Liberal majority, looks set to win the vote comfortably.
A crisis erupted three weeks ago when a speech he made to his deputies at a closed meeting in May was leaked.
In it he said his four years in power had achieved nothing, and that he and his cabinet had lied to get re-elected.
Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom has made an appeal to governing party deputies to replace Mr Gyurcsany.Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom has made an appeal to governing party deputies to replace Mr Gyurcsany.
The opposition has called for a mass rally in the square outside parliament to press for Mr Gyurcsany to resign.The opposition has called for a mass rally in the square outside parliament to press for Mr Gyurcsany to resign.
The prime minister will begin the day of debate in parliament with a 40-minute speech in which he is expected to defend his government's austerity programme as well as to refer to his own conduct. Orban says protests will go on until Gyurcsany is ousted
Tough debate The prime minister will begin the day of debate in parliament with a 40-minute speech, in which he is expected to defend his government's austerity programme and refer to his own conduct.
The crisis was sparked three weeks ago when a speech he delivered to his deputies at a closed meeting in May was leaked to the media.
Orban says protests will go on until Gyurcsany is oustedIn the speech Mr Gyurcsany said the previous four years of Socialist-Liberal rule had achieved nothing, and that he and his government had lied consistently to secure re-election.
He said, in his own words, that he only knew the first two steps out of the crisis, certainly not the sixth and not even the third.
After his speech, a tough debate is expected.After his speech, a tough debate is expected.
The main opposition conservative party Fidesz originally planned to boycott the session because their suggestion that an alternative candidate for prime minister be proposed by the governing parties was not heeded.The main opposition conservative party Fidesz originally planned to boycott the session because their suggestion that an alternative candidate for prime minister be proposed by the governing parties was not heeded.
They were persuaded to attend by the president's appeal.They were persuaded to attend by the president's appeal.
Farmers are also planning to partially block roads across Hungary in protest against the government's agricultural policies.Farmers are also planning to partially block roads across Hungary in protest against the government's agricultural policies.