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1. News

2. World3. Americas
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4. US elections

US election 2016: The 3 billion, two-yearlong polling process that could put onaldTru!p in the "hite #ouseRupert Cornwell, on how attempts to reform the wa the US elects its !resident ha"e failed

Repu#lican presidential candidate $onald %rump ac&nowled'es photo'raphers after spea&in'at a campai'n rall in (aton Rou'e, )a. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Is the American way of electing presidents crazy? Lets answer that question with anotherquestion. Would anyone in their right mind settle on a process that costs $ !n "# . !n%& lastsfor two years& in which you dont e'en 'ote directly for your preferred candidate& in whichturnout hasnt topped () per cent in half a century * and which might end up sending +onald

,rump to the White -ouse?

,he answer plainly is no. ut thats the process Americas got. /'ery attempt to modify it * notthat there ha'e !een 'ery many of consequence * has failed. 0o here we are again& in themidst of the gaudiest& most ine1cient rite of democracy on earth& fought under rules laiddown almost 2 ) years ago !ut in which& in practice& anything goes.

,he campaign !egins 'irtually the moment the last 'ote has !een cast in the pre'ious3ongressional mid4term elections * and e'en !efore that an aspiring candidate may !e quietlyputting the !ones of a campaign together& lining up donors and so on.

It is argued that in a presidential system a protracted process is required. After all& a candidatemay !e a 'irtual un5nown "see 6immy 3arter in 789 %& unli5e in a parliamentary system li5e

ritains where a potential prime minister usually has ser'ed in the 3ommons& and may!ego'ernment& for a decade or more. In the :0 a long campaign& it is said& pro'es the mettle ofthe man& ;ushing out his strengths& his wea5nesses& the s5eletons in his cup!oard. ut twoyears?


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Its not a!out foreign policy& or the ins and outs of education reform& !ut personality whowould you rather ha'e a !eer with? Its a horse race& not a policy seminar& dri'en !y half adozen polls a day.


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terminal to Eo!anya4Eispest metro station& where you can hop on the line. uses departroughly e'ery F42) minutes !etween D.7 am and 72.2)am the total =ourney time to thecentral +ea5


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Take a hike-ead to near!y 3astle -ill& the medie'al hilltop district that was once the seat of -ungarianroyalty. It is a charming encla'e with galleries& design stores& canary yellow houses and anetwor5 of underground ca'es and cellars.

0tart at 0zent yorgy "9%& a small square !etween the Royal Jalace and 0andor Jalace& theo1cial residence of the president. shermen once sold their catch.

Lunch on the run

/n=oy a !owl of -ungarian >sh soup "2&7F)


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-alf a century in the ma5ing and dec5ed out in red mar!le& the !asilica of 0t 0tephenMs "7(% at0zent Ist'an ter 7 ")) ( 7 77 )F 8G open 8am to pm dailyG free% is named after the >rst5ing of -ungary. -is mummi>ed right hand can !e seen in the -oly Right 3hapel "open 7)amto Dpm onday to 0aturdayG 7pm to D. )pm 0unday%.

"ut to brunch ,uc5 into a traditional -ungarian !rea5fast "7&( )


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