The Hungarian elections have resulted in an over- whelming success
for the Government. The Party of National Unity returns with 169 members and the Christian Social Union with 35 members. The next largest parties are the Social Democrats with 14 and the Liberals with 11. The Government will be supported by 208 members and the Opposition has only 37 members. It is said that the Government owe their triumph in part to the methods of voting. In the larger cities the voting is by secret ballot, whereas in the counties it is by open ballot. It is clear that the open ballot gives the Govern- ment a better opportunity of exerting its influence and the Government's percentage of successes is considerably higher in the counties. But when every allowance has been made for that there is no doubt that Count Bethlen's policy of the past two years has commended itself to the country. Within the rigid limits of the Trianon Treaty he has done well for Hungary.
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