OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 231, 2 December 1996

HUNGARIAN POLITICAL UPDATE. Prime Minister Gyula Horn on 27 November
announced that Agriculture Minister Laszlo Lakos will be replaced on 15
December, Reuters reported. "A leadership change at the ministry has
become necessary in light of the need for a national agricultural
program that would meet European Union requirements," a statement said.
Lakos is the 11th minister to depart from Horn's coalition government
since its formation in May 1994. Horn on 28 November nominated Frigyes
Nagy to succeed Lakos. Nagy, a 57 year-old agriculture engineer, is a
parliamentary deputy representing Horn's Socialist Party and vice
president of the European Integration Committee. In other news, Horn on
29 November fired four top police officials as a result of the gang-
related violence that has swept through Budapest. -- Sharon Fisher

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