CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HUNGARIAN POLITICAL

UNCLAS BUDAPEST 001104 SIPDIS FOR S/ES-CR, S/ES-O, EUR/NCE FOR JAMIE LAMORE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL OVIP HU SUBJECT: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HUNGARIAN POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SZTANKOVANSZKI AND BACSKAI REF: SECSTATE 118192 ¶1. Following is the text of a congratulatory message to President-elect Obama from Tibor Sztankovanszki, President, and Sandor Bacskai, Secretary General of the Hungarian Social Democratic Party, received November 7, 2008. ¶2. Begin text Please convey the best wishes of the Historic Hungarian Social Democratic Party to Mr. Barack Obama, the next president of the United States, on the occasion of his election. As the successor of the oldest left-wing Hungarian democratic party, the Social Democratic Party shares many of the principles espoused by Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden. Tibor Sztankovanszki, President of the Party Sandor Bacskai, Secretary General End text. Foley