Government Position Strengthens For Now

The Hungarian government's survival through 2009 now looks increasingly likely, having survived a vote calling for parliamentary dissolution on September 15. While this will serve to avert short-term political instability, it is not necessarily in Hungary's long term interests, as policymaking inertia and fiscal populism look set to persist as long as the current political situation continues.

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