572 result(s) for election matters
Szijjártó: Hungary-Netherlands Ties ‘Friendly’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ties between Hungary and the Netherlands are “friendly”, and on such foundations it will be possible to build the European Union’s future in related debates, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday after meeting Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders.
Referendum – DK: Orbán Voted For Quotas
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Council has confirmed in a letter that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February voted in favour of European Union migrant quotas, the spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition party said on Tuesday. Zsolt Gréczy told a news conference that DK’s managing director, Csaba Molnár, had turned to Donald Tusk, the council’s president, with a request for information on ...
LMP: Quota Referendum ‘Complete Failure’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas was a “complete failure” and “damaging”, co-leaders of the opposition LMP party told a press conference. Bernadett Szél said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “set up a trap for himself”. The invalid vote weakens the government’s standing, she added.
Referendum – Opposition DK Calling For Boycott Of Planned Constitutional Amendment
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition will boycott the vote on a constitutional amendment planned in the wake of the recent referendum on European Union migrant quotas, and is calling on all opposition parties to follow suit, party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said on Monday.
Szijjártó: Opinion Of 3.3 Million Cannot Be Neglected
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The will of the 3.3 million people who voted “no” in Sunday’s migrant quota referendum cannot be ignored in Hungary or in the wider European Union, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said. The 3.3 million votes were more than those supporting Hungary’s accession to the EU in 2004. And turnout was higher than in the latest European parliamentary election, he added.
Referendum Vote Officially Declared Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) officially declared Hungary’s migrant quota referendum invalid, as the number of valid votes cast did not reach the 50% -plus-one threshold. NVI chief Ilona Pálffy said after 98.82% of the votes had been counted that the number of valid votes was 3.2 million.
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Analysts: Opposition Deceiving Itself
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Nézőpont Institute analyst told public television M1 that the opposition parties were deceiving themselves if they regarded those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas as their own supporters. Sámuel Mráz Ágoston said around a million more voters now voted “no” than for the ruling Fidesz- Christian-Democrat parties in the 2014 general election.
Együtt: Orbán Sabotages Dialogue In EU
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the past year and a half Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has managed to “completely foreclose dialogue on finding a solution (to the current crisis) in the European Union,” the opposition Együtt party said on Saturday.
Szijjártó: Hungary-Netherlands Ties ‘Friendly’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ties between Hungary and the Netherlands are “friendly”, and on such foundations it will be possible to build the European Union’s future in related debates, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday after meeting Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders.
Referendum – DK: Orbán Voted For Quotas
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Council has confirmed in a letter that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February voted in favour of European Union migrant quotas, the spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition party said on Tuesday. Zsolt Gréczy told a news conference that DK’s managing director, Csaba Molnár, had turned to Donald Tusk, the council’s president, with a request for information on ...
LMP: Quota Referendum ‘Complete Failure’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas was a “complete failure” and “damaging”, co-leaders of the opposition LMP party told a press conference. Bernadett Szél said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “set up a trap for himself”. The invalid vote weakens the government’s standing, she added.
Referendum – Opposition DK Calling For Boycott Of Planned Constitutional Amendment
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition will boycott the vote on a constitutional amendment planned in the wake of the recent referendum on European Union migrant quotas, and is calling on all opposition parties to follow suit, party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said on Monday.
Szijjártó: Opinion Of 3.3 Million Cannot Be Neglected
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The will of the 3.3 million people who voted “no” in Sunday’s migrant quota referendum cannot be ignored in Hungary or in the wider European Union, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said. The 3.3 million votes were more than those supporting Hungary’s accession to the EU in 2004. And turnout was higher than in the latest European parliamentary election, he added.
Referendum Vote Officially Declared Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) officially declared Hungary’s migrant quota referendum invalid, as the number of valid votes cast did not reach the 50% -plus-one threshold. NVI chief Ilona Pálffy said after 98.82% of the votes had been counted that the number of valid votes was 3.2 million.
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Analysts: Opposition Deceiving Itself
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Nézőpont Institute analyst told public television M1 that the opposition parties were deceiving themselves if they regarded those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas as their own supporters. Sámuel Mráz Ágoston said around a million more voters now voted “no” than for the ruling Fidesz- Christian-Democrat parties in the 2014 general election.
Együtt: Orbán Sabotages Dialogue In EU
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the past year and a half Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has managed to “completely foreclose dialogue on finding a solution (to the current crisis) in the European Union,” the opposition Együtt party said on Saturday.


















