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Gordon Bajnai sworn in as Hungary's new PM, protesters

(14 Apr 2009) SHOTLIST 1. Wide interior of Hungarian parliament 2. SOUNDBITE: (Hungarian) Tibor Navrasics, Head of FIDESZ Parliamentary faction (++SOUNDBITE IS OVERLAID WITH CUTAWAYS OF DEPUTIES++) "My fellow members of Parliament: the Hungarian government, and its party, the Hungarian Socialist Party and the Alliance of Free Democrats, is afraid to go before the voters and hold elections. It will do anything - any power-maintaining manoeuvre, just to extend their reign of power. What we're talking about is the extension of the mandate of a failed prime minister." 3. Wide of vote of no-confidence 4. Mid of president of parliament 5. Former Hungarian prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany clapping and then walking out 6. Wide of new prime Hungarian prime minister Gordon Bajnai 7. Various of Bajnai taking oath of office 8. Mid of president of parliament 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Peter Kreko, Political analyst from Political Capital: "Gordon Bajnai is a business man, he comes from the business elite, he is a non-partisan technocrat, and his main advantage as a politician is that he can get in good connection with the business elite and he understands well their interests. And in this situation, where very harsh economic measures are necessary to save the economy, I think it's important that the new prime minister is a man who understands the world of the business elite." 10. Wide of Bajnai shaking hands with Gyurcsany 11. Bajnai shaking hands with Laszlo Solyom, President of Hungary 12. Wide of parliament session 13. Wide of protesters shouting and spitting at riot police 14. Spit on helmet 15. Various of protesters 16. Riot police walking 17. Wide of protesters 18. Close-up of flag 19. Riot police walking 20. Wide of protesters 21. Various of riot police STORYLINE: Hungary's parliament elected Gordon Bajnai as its new prime minister on Tuesday. Bajnai replaces Ferenc Gyurcsany, who said last month he would resign and allow a new government to deal with Hungary's deepest economic crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. Bajnai needed the support of 193 lawmakers and received 204 votes in the 386-seat legislature, with most of the centre-right opposition either abstaining or not voting. Because of large external financing needs and a fluctuating currency, Hungary has been one of the countries in Eastern Europe hit hardest by the global economic crisis. Its economy is expected to shrink by around six percent this year and continue to erode, albeit at a smaller pace, in 2010. The Socialist minority government received support from the Alliance of Free Democrats, their former coalition partners, in getting Bajnai elected, but the Free Democrats will not be part of the new government. Speaking in parliament, the 41-year-old Bajnai said he would not seek to run for office when national elections are next held, most likely in April or May 2010. Bajnai, who was economic minister in Gyurcsany's Cabinet, said he accepted the Socialists' nomination to help solve Hungary's political crisis quickly and avoid early elections. Bajnai, however, said he would lead the government only as long as his "crisis management programme" was backed by a parliamentary majority and would not oppose early elections, as demanded by the opposition, if his political support faltered. Bajnai announced the expected members of his Cabinet on Tuesday, but did not provide details of his government programme. Bajnai said his programme contained not only cuts and restrictions but also steps to spur economic activity, which he promised to reveal later. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...