Miklós Németh

Hungarian statesman

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Miklós Németh served as the prime minister of Hungary from November 1988 to May 1990. His transitional government initiated a dialogue with opposition parties, leading to a peaceful transition from communist rule. This period saw the discussion of methods for a peaceful transition at a National Roundtable. As a result, Parliament passed a new election law introducing proportional representation for a unicameral National Assembly. Németh's tenure was marked by significant economic reforms and the move towards a market economy, as Hungary sought integration with Western economic institutions like the IMF and World Bank.123

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…November 1988 a young economist, Miklós Németh, became the prime minister, and in June 1989 a quadrumvirate composed of Imre Pozsgay, Grósz, Németh, and Nyers—chaired by the latter—temporarily took over the direction of a deeply split party. In October the party congress announced the dissolution of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’…
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…November 1988 a young economist, Miklós Németh, became the prime minister, and in June 1989 a quadrumvirate composed of Imre Pozsgay, Grósz, Németh, and Nyers—chaired by the latter—temporarily took over the direction of a deeply split party. In October the party congress announced the dissolution of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’…
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