and refused to pass the budget till a definite understanding had been arrived at. They refused to be satisfied with anything short of the dismissal of Bánffy, and passion ran so high that on 3 January 1899 Bánffy fought a duel with his most bitter opponent, Horánszky. On 26 February Bánffy resigned, to save the country from its "ex-lex," or unconstitutional situation; he was decorated by the king and received the freedom of the city of Buda. Subsequently, he contributed to overthrow the István Tisza administration, and in May 1905 joined the Ferenc Kossuth ministry. In 1906 Bánffy broke with the coalition on the military questions at issue with the king, which he wished to eliminate, and in 1908 he became leader of the progressive elements and, as president of the Franchise League, began an agitation for universal, secret, and equal suffrage. In 1910 he became president of the Reform Club. Notes References This work in turn cites: Marczall. “Bánffy.” Pallas Nagy Lexikona. Köt 17. 1843 births 1911 deaths Politicians from Cluj-Napoca Prime Ministers of Hungary Foreign ministers of Hungary Speakers of the House of Representatives of Hungary Dezso Hungarian nobility Hungarian expatriates in Germany Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Leipzig University alumni 19th-century Hungarian politicians 20th-century Hungarian politicians Lord-lieutenants of a county in Hungarian Kingdom