In A Tough Spot

Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy must have watched with some apprehension as his Polish counterpart, Leszek Miller, stepped down in early May, amid a growing feeling that the decline in the latter's fortunes could be mirrored by Medgyessy himself in the coming months. The Hungarian premier's popularity has continued to diminish at an alarming rate, with even some of his supposed supporters expressing concerns over his apparent lack of charisma and relatively poor public speaking skills. In a recent poll by Gallup, only 23% of respondents expressed satisfaction with the premier's performance to date, representing a striking drop from his

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