Géza Polónyi (3 April 1848 – 2 February 1920) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as

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between 1906 and 1907. He was a major politician of the Independence Party. He actively took part in the

filibuster A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision. It is sometimes referred to as "talking a bill to death" or "talking ...

against the government in 1903. After his resignation he criticized the governing party many times (especially interior minister

Gyula Andrássy the Younger Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka the Younger (; 30 June 1860 – 11 June 1929) was a Hungarian politician. Biography The second son of Count Gyula Andrássy and Countess Katinka Kendeffy, the younger Andrássy becam ...

). During the

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he was interned.

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1848 births 1920 deaths Jurists from Austria-Hungary Politicians from Austria-Hungary Members of justice of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub