NAMES IN THE NEWS : Prince Ponders Hungarian Race
Hungary’s last crown prince said today he might run for president in the November elections if this would help to secure the East Bloc state’s transition to democracy.
Otto von Habsburg, a 76-year-old member of the European Parliament, said two Hungarian opposition parties were collecting signatures in support of fielding him as a candidate in presidential elections slated for November.
Habsburg, the son of Emperor Karl who ruled Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the empire broke up in 1918, says he could help Hungary more by staying in the European Parliament, where he is a West German Christian Democrat member, but he would not rule out running for the Hungarian presidency.
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