85 result(s) for constituencies
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Seen As The Likely Winner On The Left
- 23 Nov 2017 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The two leading left-wing parties have already named their joint candidates in all the 106 constituencies. Although more than 60 are MSZP nominees, a left-wing and a pro-government pundit both agree that former PM Gyurcsány’s Democratic Coalition is about to become the number one force within the left-wing opposition.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Transborder Hungarians’ Voting Rights
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative editors devote their regular weekly editorials to DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány’s initiative to collect signatures to support his idea to scrap the law allowing ethnic Hungarians living in other countries who acquired Hungarian citizenship to take part in elections in Hungary.
Opposition Parties React To Botka’s Resignation As Socialists’ PM Candidate
- 4 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition said that with his resignation, Botka had admitted the “failure of his strategy”. Party spokesman Zsolt Gréczy said that the “confusion” within the Socialist Party half a year before the election harmed the entire opposition.
DK Will Run Alone In 2018 Election
- 3 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The board of Democratic Coalition (DK) has decided that the party will run alone in the 2018 elections, ending a protracted dispute between former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány’s party and the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) about a possible electoral alliance, reports Index.hu.
Former PM Gyurcsány Ready To Field Joint Leftist Opposition Candidates In 2018
- 20 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to enter into negotiations aimed at fielding joint opposition candidates in each of Hungary’s 106 constituencies in next year’s general election, DK head Ferenc Gyurcsány said in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Tuesday.
Gyurcsány Urges Voters To ‘Choose Europe Over Orbán’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), urged participants in his party’s campaign opener over the weekend to “choose Europe over [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán” in next year’s election.
Former PM Gyurcsány’s DK To Start Election Campaign In September
- 14 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will launch its campaign for the 2018 general election with an assembly in Budapest on September 2, the party’s spokesman said on Sunday. The assembly will take place in the capital’s Nyugati (Western) Square, which is fitting as Hungarians will decide for either “Orbán or Europe” in the upcoming election, said Zsolt Gréczy.
Local Opinion: Weeklies On The Opposition’s Meagre Chances
- 24 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts on both Right and Left believe that the fragmented left-wing opposition stands no chance whatsoever of winning next year’s elections, at least not in their present shape. Right-wing commentators suspect however that the Socialist Party is doomed even in the longer run.
Civil Groups Stage Anti-Government Demonstration In Central Budapest
- 20 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 300 people gathered in central Budapest to protest against government policies on Sunday evening. Márta Pardavi, co-leader of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, said that “people of morals must take responsibility for society” and added that her organisation would boycott the recent law requiring registration of groups receiving foreign assistance.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Seen As The Likely Winner On The Left
- 23 Nov 2017 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The two leading left-wing parties have already named their joint candidates in all the 106 constituencies. Although more than 60 are MSZP nominees, a left-wing and a pro-government pundit both agree that former PM Gyurcsány’s Democratic Coalition is about to become the number one force within the left-wing opposition.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Transborder Hungarians’ Voting Rights
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative editors devote their regular weekly editorials to DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány’s initiative to collect signatures to support his idea to scrap the law allowing ethnic Hungarians living in other countries who acquired Hungarian citizenship to take part in elections in Hungary.
Opposition Parties React To Botka’s Resignation As Socialists’ PM Candidate
- 4 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition said that with his resignation, Botka had admitted the “failure of his strategy”. Party spokesman Zsolt Gréczy said that the “confusion” within the Socialist Party half a year before the election harmed the entire opposition.
DK Will Run Alone In 2018 Election
- 3 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The board of Democratic Coalition (DK) has decided that the party will run alone in the 2018 elections, ending a protracted dispute between former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány’s party and the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) about a possible electoral alliance, reports Index.hu.
Former PM Gyurcsány Ready To Field Joint Leftist Opposition Candidates In 2018
- 20 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to enter into negotiations aimed at fielding joint opposition candidates in each of Hungary’s 106 constituencies in next year’s general election, DK head Ferenc Gyurcsány said in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Tuesday.
Gyurcsány Urges Voters To ‘Choose Europe Over Orbán’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), urged participants in his party’s campaign opener over the weekend to “choose Europe over [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán” in next year’s election.
Former PM Gyurcsány’s DK To Start Election Campaign In September
- 14 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will launch its campaign for the 2018 general election with an assembly in Budapest on September 2, the party’s spokesman said on Sunday. The assembly will take place in the capital’s Nyugati (Western) Square, which is fitting as Hungarians will decide for either “Orbán or Europe” in the upcoming election, said Zsolt Gréczy.
Local Opinion: Weeklies On The Opposition’s Meagre Chances
- 24 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts on both Right and Left believe that the fragmented left-wing opposition stands no chance whatsoever of winning next year’s elections, at least not in their present shape. Right-wing commentators suspect however that the Socialist Party is doomed even in the longer run.
Civil Groups Stage Anti-Government Demonstration In Central Budapest
- 20 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 300 people gathered in central Budapest to protest against government policies on Sunday evening. Márta Pardavi, co-leader of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, said that “people of morals must take responsibility for society” and added that her organisation would boycott the recent law requiring registration of groups receiving foreign assistance.

















