The new government after the elections would do well to recognize that the high public deficit is unsustainable and could lead to serious economic consequences.

The market is fully aware that the (budget) problems are extremely serious and awaits the new government to tackle it.

It is lose-lose situation. Anyone who expects prompt fiscal correction in Hungary may easily be disappointed.

People just lived better and better. It was like a free lunch for voters.

The past four years have been a continuous electoral campaign to sweeten the waters.

[Bildt claimed Milosevic is naive in his hopes that Karadzic would be knocked out of government by elections.] He wants to get rid of Karadzic, that's for sure, but only through elections, ... I've been telling him that's not good enough, that Karadzic has to be gone before then.