224 result(s) for candidate for president
Mesterházy Likely To Be Hungary’s Left-Wing PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy appears set to be the left-wing opposition candidate for prime minister, after Together-Dialogue agreed to let the larger party nominate their shared candidate.
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Favours Mystery Candidate
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition president Ferenc Gyurcsány said yesterday that he has found a prime ministerial candidate who may inspire broader left-wing unity.
Hungary's Social Union President Szili Founds New KTI Party
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Social Union president Katalin Szili announced the formation of a new party, named Community for Social Fairness (KTI), in Budapest on Thursday. Szili said the goal of the new party, formed through the co-operation of 12 parties and associations, is to offer a chance to those unrepresented by the existing parties, including the nearly four million poor and undecided voters “about whom nobody ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Talks Break Down Over PM Candidacy Question In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai and Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy went public on Friday with their different ideas on how to choose an opposition candidate for prime minister after failing to reach an agreement in talks earlier in the day.
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Mesterházy Likely To Be Hungary’s Left-Wing PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy appears set to be the left-wing opposition candidate for prime minister, after Together-Dialogue agreed to let the larger party nominate their shared candidate.
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Favours Mystery Candidate
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition president Ferenc Gyurcsány said yesterday that he has found a prime ministerial candidate who may inspire broader left-wing unity.
Hungary's Social Union President Szili Founds New KTI Party
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Social Union president Katalin Szili announced the formation of a new party, named Community for Social Fairness (KTI), in Budapest on Thursday. Szili said the goal of the new party, formed through the co-operation of 12 parties and associations, is to offer a chance to those unrepresented by the existing parties, including the nearly four million poor and undecided voters “about whom nobody ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Talks Break Down Over PM Candidacy Question In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai and Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy went public on Friday with their different ideas on how to choose an opposition candidate for prime minister after failing to reach an agreement in talks earlier in the day.
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.