HU OSA 305-0-5:23/1

Opposition Roundtable Negotiations in Hungary 27 July 1989

Ellenzéki Kerekasztal tárgyalások EKA 1989. július 27.

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Venue: Meeting room No. 55 of the Parliament. Participants: József Antall rotating president Hungarian Democratic Forum, István Balás Hungarian Democratic Forum, István Balsai Hungarian Democratic Forum, Sándor Bejczy Independent Smallholders' Party, István Domonkos Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre Friendship Society, Gábor Fodor Alliance of Young Democrats, Tibor Füzessy Christian Democratic People's Party, Péter Kelemen Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions, Sándor Keresztes Christian Democratic People's Party, János Kis Alliance of Free Democrats, József Koblencz Hungarian People's Party, László Kövér Alliance of Young Democrats, Bálint Magyar Alliance of Free Democrats, János Márton Hungarian People's Party, László Morvay Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre friendship Society, Viktor Orbán Alliance of Young Democrats, Iván Pető Alliance of Free Democrats, György Szabad Hungarian Democratic Forum, György Szakolczai Christian Democratic People's Party, Iván Timkó Hungarian Democratic Forum, József Torgyán Independent Smallholders' Party, Péter Tölgyessy Alliance of Free Democrats, Károly Vigh Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre Friendship Society. Issues discussed at the meeting: Before the agenda: objections to the radio statement of the Hungarian People's Party representative, request for rectification. Issue of publicness of negotiations, position of Opposition Roundtable at mid-level political co-ordination talks. The turn occurred within committee No. I/2, the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party's modified stance in its accounting for its property, interpretation of events occurred in the committee on the functioning and financing of parties. Assessment of new situation, nature (general, partial) of signs of change in the attitude of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, experiences of other committees. Content and forms of response deemed necessary. Appearance at mid-level committee meeting, the question of publicity. Debate on the Hungarian People's Party's proposal on the date of the December elections and on the change in the decision on the presidential election. Connection between the date of the elections and their preconditions. Creation of a committee to formulate preconditions. Presidential election before the free elections and arguments against it, function of the president during the transition. Possibility to renegotiate and modify earlier decision; its meaning and implications for the trilateral talks.