The Selected and the Elected: The Making of the New Parliamentary Elite in Hungary
The Selected and the Elected: The Making of the New Parliamentary Elite in Hungary
Author(s): Ákos Róna-TasSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Hungary; new parliamentary elite; change in political leadership; political transformation; transition to democracy;
Summary/Abstract: The most spectacular effect of the political landslides of 1989 in Eastern Europe has been the sudden change in the top political leadership . A series of unknown and often quite young faces appeared almost overnight as a large number of people left their original careers to join the ranks of professional politicians. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 05/1991
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 357-393
- Page Count: 37
- Language: English
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