[2] He was one of the candidates to succeed Péter Medgyessy as prime minister in 2004 but lost to Ferenc Gyurcsány.

[7] He was a member of the parliamentary Committee for Employment and Labour and deputy chairman of the Subcommittee for European Affairs.

[9] Commenting on his death, former PM Gyurcsány said Kiss was "a good man, an honest politician, a democrat, who excelled in peace-making and seeking compromises."

He was a crucial player in helping Hungary successfully overcome one of the hardest crises of the past 30 years with the least possible pain suffered."

András Schiffer, leader of the Politics Can Be Different told Kiss "understood and represented the desires of the country's employees and workers.