Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany announced his resignation today, saying a new government with a new leader was needed to tackle his country's economic meltdown, dpa reported. Hungary's main opposition party, Fidesz, promptly repeated its call for early elections, announcing that it plans to present a motion to dissolve parliament on Monday. If that motion is carried, it would complicate Gyurcsany's goal of passing his position on to another member of his party. Hungary has been particularly hard hit by the global recession. At the same time, Gyurcsany has seen his personal popularity hit a rock bottom of 18 per cent - the lowest for any Hungarian premier since the fall of communism. At a congress of his Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) in Budapest, the deeply unpopular premier spoke of the need for a wider social consensus to tackle the crisis. "I hope I am the only obstacle to this, and, if I am, then I will now remove that obstacle," Gyurcsany said. A vote of no confidence in Gyurcsany will be then initiated in parliament on April 14, the MSZP said.
