598 result(s) for election office
Local Opinion: Deferred Payment Offered On Fines For Illegal Party Financing
- 15 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator suspects a trap, as Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga offers a possibility for the deferred payment of fees levied on opposition parties found guilty of illicit campaign financing. A pro-government columnist dismisses similar criticism by opposition parties.
Opposition Parties Gear Up For Early Election Kick-Off
- 12 Jan 2018 8:18 AM
- current affairs
Deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party Dániel Z Kárpát questioned the legitimacy of the upcoming election, referring to a large fine the State Audit Office recently imposed on his party. He insisted that Jobbik was the only opposition party with the potential to win the election.
Breaking: 8 April Set As Date Of Hungarian General Election
- 11 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has set April 8 as the date of Hungary’s general election, the earliest possible Sunday that the ballot can be held under the law. The election campaign officially starts 50 days before the date of the ballot — on Feb. 17 this time round. Hungary’s 7.9 million voters will have the opportunity to cast two ballots in the single-round election deciding 199 seats.
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Opposition DK Refuses To Pay Audit Office Fine
- 9 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party has refused to pay a 16 million forint (EUR 52,000) fine imposed by the State Audit Office (ÁSZ), the party’s deputy head told the press on Monday.
Local Opinion: President’s New Year Wish: ‘Let Us Respect Each Other’
- 4 Jan 2018 12:01 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government agree that the President’s New Year speech was a collection of neutral good wishes, but offer diverging explanations. In Népszava, Judit N. Kósa doubts if anyone can recall one single sentence from the President’s televised address...
State Audit Office Scheduled To Audit Parties, Tax Office, Treasury In First Half Of 2018
- 30 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- finance
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has submitted to parliament its schedule of audits of Hungary’s political parties, party and other foundations, the tax office and the state treasury to be performed in the first half of 2018, ÁSZ said.
A Jobbik-Simicska Scheme Unveiled
- 18 Dec 2017 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Hírlap claimed on Friday it had revealed one of the schemes that businessman Lajos Simicska has used to support Jobbik with hundreds of millions of forints.
Local Opinion: Jobbik As The Central Theme Of Year-End Politics
- 18 Dec 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
As the Jobbik party stands accused of illicit campaign financing, columnists on Left and Right ponder the impact of its billboard-financing controversy on party politics and electoral chances.
Local Opinion: Deferred Payment Offered On Fines For Illegal Party Financing
- 15 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator suspects a trap, as Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga offers a possibility for the deferred payment of fees levied on opposition parties found guilty of illicit campaign financing. A pro-government columnist dismisses similar criticism by opposition parties.
Opposition Parties Gear Up For Early Election Kick-Off
- 12 Jan 2018 8:18 AM
- current affairs
Deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party Dániel Z Kárpát questioned the legitimacy of the upcoming election, referring to a large fine the State Audit Office recently imposed on his party. He insisted that Jobbik was the only opposition party with the potential to win the election.
Breaking: 8 April Set As Date Of Hungarian General Election
- 11 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has set April 8 as the date of Hungary’s general election, the earliest possible Sunday that the ballot can be held under the law. The election campaign officially starts 50 days before the date of the ballot — on Feb. 17 this time round. Hungary’s 7.9 million voters will have the opportunity to cast two ballots in the single-round election deciding 199 seats.
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Opposition DK Refuses To Pay Audit Office Fine
- 9 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party has refused to pay a 16 million forint (EUR 52,000) fine imposed by the State Audit Office (ÁSZ), the party’s deputy head told the press on Monday.
Local Opinion: President’s New Year Wish: ‘Let Us Respect Each Other’
- 4 Jan 2018 12:01 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government agree that the President’s New Year speech was a collection of neutral good wishes, but offer diverging explanations. In Népszava, Judit N. Kósa doubts if anyone can recall one single sentence from the President’s televised address...
State Audit Office Scheduled To Audit Parties, Tax Office, Treasury In First Half Of 2018
- 30 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- finance
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has submitted to parliament its schedule of audits of Hungary’s political parties, party and other foundations, the tax office and the state treasury to be performed in the first half of 2018, ÁSZ said.
A Jobbik-Simicska Scheme Unveiled
- 18 Dec 2017 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Hírlap claimed on Friday it had revealed one of the schemes that businessman Lajos Simicska has used to support Jobbik with hundreds of millions of forints.
Local Opinion: Jobbik As The Central Theme Of Year-End Politics
- 18 Dec 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
As the Jobbik party stands accused of illicit campaign financing, columnists on Left and Right ponder the impact of its billboard-financing controversy on party politics and electoral chances.