TELEKI PÁL.

Hungarian history in the 20th century produced three aristocrat and one plebeian statesmen. This ratio also reflects the fact that, for a long time, the aristocrats were the leading force in the nation. On the other hand, Teleki’s and later Bethlen’s rise to power was far from being a natural consequence of the Hungarian history of the time. It is the German question, not the loss of the war, that explains the decline of St. Stephen’s Hungary. The collapse was compounded by the fall of the revolutions. The Christian middle class claimed the leading role in the counter-revolutionary resurgence. The election of the governor brought a resounding victory for Miklós Horthy, representative of the Christian middle class, and a heavy defeat for his rival, the aristocratic Albert Apponyi. It is within this framework that the study examines the life and work of Pál Teleki. It places his attitude towards the Jewish question in a holistic context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]