568 result(s) for election matters
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.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Hungary’s PM Referendum ‘Won’t Pave The Way For Early Elections’
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In his Origo interview, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán dismissed reports that the referendum could pave the way for early elections. Early elections are usually triggered by a “clear, obvious cause”, he said. This is not the case in Hungary, because the country is “going in the right direction”.
DK: Orbán Could Use Referendum To Call Early Elections
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister could use a valid quota referendum to call early elections early next year, and ensure a prolonged two-thirds majority for his Fidesz party, Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK), told a Budapest forum on Friday.
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.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Hungary’s PM Referendum ‘Won’t Pave The Way For Early Elections’
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In his Origo interview, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán dismissed reports that the referendum could pave the way for early elections. Early elections are usually triggered by a “clear, obvious cause”, he said. This is not the case in Hungary, because the country is “going in the right direction”.
DK: Orbán Could Use Referendum To Call Early Elections
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister could use a valid quota referendum to call early elections early next year, and ensure a prolonged two-thirds majority for his Fidesz party, Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK), told a Budapest forum on Friday.