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Opposition Roundtable Negotiations in Hungary 30 November 1989

Ellenzéki Kerekasztal tárgyalások EKA 1989. November 30.

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Venue: Meeting room No. 55 of the Parliament. Participants: Csaba Varga rotating president Hungarian People's Party, Sándor Bejczy Independent Smallholders' Party, Imre Boross Independent Smallholders' Party István Domonkos Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre Friendship Society, István Gaskó Social Democratic Party of Hungary, Sándor Keresztes Christian Democratic People's Party, József Koblencz Hungarian People's Party, László Kónya Hungarian People's Party, László Kövér Alliance of Young Democrats, Zsolt Németh Alliance of Young Democrats, László Salamon Hungarian Democratic Forum, György Szabad Hungarian Democratic Forum, Iván Timkó Hungarian Democratic Forum, Péter Tölgyessy Alliance of Free Democrats, László Vitézy Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions, Zsolt Zétényi Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre Friendship Society. Associate: Éva Vargáné Csorba. Issues discussed at the meeting: Announcement of Independent Smallholders' Party: after the referendum the party wishes to take part in politics independently until the elections. Future of Opposition Roundtable; decision on Opposition Roundtable to futher operate within a more lax framework as a consultative forum; necessity to elaborate an electoral code of ethics; goodwill function of Opposition Roundtable. Appeal to the Parliament to dissolve at next session, and to set parliamentary elections date for March 1990. Authority of parliament until upcoming elections. Necessity or nonnecessity of economic talks with the government, joint stance of Opposition Roundtable as opposed to individual participation of parties at negotiations. Discussion of end to trilateral talks. Decision on remaining budget of the Opposition Roundtable.