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Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Opposition Should Choose Most Unifying PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Párbeszéd co-leader Gergely Karácsony said he was ready to yield his post as a joint opposition candidate for prime minister to any politician capable of brokering a larger cooperation among opposition parties than himself for the spring general election.
Socialists Approve Of The Left’s Joint PM Candidate
- 13 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s board supports making Gergely Karácsony, co-leader of the small liberal Párbeszéd (Dialogue) party, the joint prime ministerial candidate of the leftist opposition, the party’s deputy leader said on Tuesday.
Együtt, Dialogue To Join Forces For 2018 General Election
- 17 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The small opposition Együtt and Dialogue parties are preparing to run a joint campaign for next year’s general election, their leaders announced. The parties have yet to commit to running a joint party list, as organisational aspects of the alliance will be worked out at a later time, Együtt and Dialogue leaders Péter Juhász and Tímea Szabó told a press conference after a meeting.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Opinion: The Hungarian Opposition Shows Signs Of Life
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Momentum’s victory
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
Opposition Party To Hold Sunday Rally Despite National Election Committee Ban
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition party Dialogue for Hungary (PM) intends to hold a political rally outside parliament this — the day Hungarians vote in the national referendum on the so-called settlement quota—despite yesterday’s ruling by the National Election Committee (NVB) that such an event amounts to illegal campaigning on the day of an election.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Opposition Should Choose Most Unifying PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Párbeszéd co-leader Gergely Karácsony said he was ready to yield his post as a joint opposition candidate for prime minister to any politician capable of brokering a larger cooperation among opposition parties than himself for the spring general election.
Socialists Approve Of The Left’s Joint PM Candidate
- 13 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s board supports making Gergely Karácsony, co-leader of the small liberal Párbeszéd (Dialogue) party, the joint prime ministerial candidate of the leftist opposition, the party’s deputy leader said on Tuesday.
Együtt, Dialogue To Join Forces For 2018 General Election
- 17 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The small opposition Együtt and Dialogue parties are preparing to run a joint campaign for next year’s general election, their leaders announced. The parties have yet to commit to running a joint party list, as organisational aspects of the alliance will be worked out at a later time, Együtt and Dialogue leaders Péter Juhász and Tímea Szabó told a press conference after a meeting.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Opinion: The Hungarian Opposition Shows Signs Of Life
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Momentum’s victory
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
Opposition Party To Hold Sunday Rally Despite National Election Committee Ban
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition party Dialogue for Hungary (PM) intends to hold a political rally outside parliament this — the day Hungarians vote in the national referendum on the so-called settlement quota—despite yesterday’s ruling by the National Election Committee (NVB) that such an event amounts to illegal campaigning on the day of an election.