Hello
everyone,
Here we are
again… So far this has been an amazing trip and I’m strongly thinking of doing
something similar again next year ( that is if I can convince the group to join
me of course J).
Now we have
arrived in Hungary and the one thing we all agree on is that we just have to
visit the capital, Budapest. So as we are on our way, I’m just taking a peek in
one of our many travel guides to see what’s interesting in this country, and
the first thing I come across, is the fact that Hungary has been through a big
change regarding government and politics.
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| Hungarian Parliament in Budapest |
When the
Soviet Union fell, Hungary had been a communist country for almost 50 years.
That has changed a lot by the 1990’s, when Hungary did some major modernisation
regarding democracy. By the year 1989, Hungary had allowed a free election of
government and they guaranteed freedom of speech for the entire population of
Hungary. Now the Hungarian Parliament exists of 386 members, who are all
elected by the public for a term of 4 years.
I’m just
about to read a very interesting part, as we arrive at the capital Budapest. We
decide to grab a bite first and then take a look around. As we are sitting down
in a very cosy and charming little tea-room, I can’t resist. I take the travel
guide and search the page where I stopped reading. Apparently Hungary has a
rather unfamiliar system of election, they have two separate rounds of
elections. They also don’t have a single party that rules in government. They
prefer the form of alliances between some of the different political parties.
No matter
how interesting the Political side of Hungary may be, my stomach is really
starting to growl and our food is just being served, so I’m going to leave you
guys and enjoy what looks like a fabulous meal. Ízletes (which means bon
appetite J)
Read you
later,
xXx Julie
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