OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 183, 20 September 1996

FORMER HUNGARIAN INDUSTRY MINISTER NAMED IN OIL SCANDAL. Imre Dunai, who
resigned as Hungary's minister of industry and trade last month, has
been implicated in a report by the parliamentary commission looking into
the "Oilgate" scandal involving Russian oil imports, Hungarian dailies
reported on 20 September. The report concludes that Dunai was involved
in oil transactions that were "incompatible with his post." The report
apparently enjoys the support of the Free Democratic Party (SZDSZ), even
though the party is in the governing coalition. This support could
increase tensions between the SZDSZ and the senior coalition partner,
the Social Democratic Party. -- Ben Slay

[As of 12:00 CET]

Compiled by Susan Caskie