611 result(s) for election office
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Gamble Failed: The Referendum Is Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The insidious hate campaign leading up to today’s referendum on compulsory refugee quotas has failed, badly. First of all, only 43.8% of the electorate went to the polls, far below the necessary 50% plus 1. Even more telling is that only 39.93% of the electorate cast a valid vote; 60.07% either spoiled their ballots or didn’t bother to vote. The Two-Tail Dog Party’s campaign to invalidate ballots ...
NVB Bans Opposition Rally
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) ruled yesterday that the Dialogue for Hungary party cannot hold a demonstration on Kossuth tér on Sunday, as that would be an election rally. Legislation bans election-related rallies on polling day.
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.
HVG Interview: Former PM Says Hungary Now Full Of Russian Spies
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Ferenc Gyurcsány appearing in the September 15th edition of hvg: “This is a country in a very dark place, without big common positive experiences and successes.” – Ferenc Gyurcsány
Lack Of Opposition Delegates Increases Risk Of Fraud In October 2nd Referendum
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Low numbers of opposition delegates at polling stations on October 2nd significantly increases the risk of fraud in the migrant quota referendum, warns Political Capital election expert Robert László.
HVG Interview Summary: Former PM Says Top Fidesz Officials Behind 2006 Riots
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy interview published in Hungarian print weekly hvg, formal Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány (2004-2009) claims top Fidesz leaders were behind the outbreak of violent demonstrations in October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.
Hungarian Socialists Urge Voters To Boycott Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will urge voters to abstain from voting in October, party leader Gyula Molnár said. The Socialists will also participate in monitoring the voting process. In connection with this, the Socialist Party has offered to cooperate with the Democratic Coalition, the Dialogue for Hungary, the Lajos Bokros-led Movement for a Modern Hungary and Együtt parties in the form of a technical ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Referendum Registration Numbers Low Among Ethnic Hungarians
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Registration numbers beyond the border for the Oct. 2 migrant quota referendum have been relatively low so far with barely 1,000 people registering to vote by mail each week, the daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing data from the National Election Office.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Gamble Failed: The Referendum Is Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The insidious hate campaign leading up to today’s referendum on compulsory refugee quotas has failed, badly. First of all, only 43.8% of the electorate went to the polls, far below the necessary 50% plus 1. Even more telling is that only 39.93% of the electorate cast a valid vote; 60.07% either spoiled their ballots or didn’t bother to vote. The Two-Tail Dog Party’s campaign to invalidate ballots ...
NVB Bans Opposition Rally
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) ruled yesterday that the Dialogue for Hungary party cannot hold a demonstration on Kossuth tér on Sunday, as that would be an election rally. Legislation bans election-related rallies on polling day.
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.
HVG Interview: Former PM Says Hungary Now Full Of Russian Spies
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Ferenc Gyurcsány appearing in the September 15th edition of hvg: “This is a country in a very dark place, without big common positive experiences and successes.” – Ferenc Gyurcsány
Lack Of Opposition Delegates Increases Risk Of Fraud In October 2nd Referendum
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Low numbers of opposition delegates at polling stations on October 2nd significantly increases the risk of fraud in the migrant quota referendum, warns Political Capital election expert Robert László.
HVG Interview Summary: Former PM Says Top Fidesz Officials Behind 2006 Riots
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy interview published in Hungarian print weekly hvg, formal Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány (2004-2009) claims top Fidesz leaders were behind the outbreak of violent demonstrations in October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.
Hungarian Socialists Urge Voters To Boycott Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will urge voters to abstain from voting in October, party leader Gyula Molnár said. The Socialists will also participate in monitoring the voting process. In connection with this, the Socialist Party has offered to cooperate with the Democratic Coalition, the Dialogue for Hungary, the Lajos Bokros-led Movement for a Modern Hungary and Együtt parties in the form of a technical ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Referendum Registration Numbers Low Among Ethnic Hungarians
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Registration numbers beyond the border for the Oct. 2 migrant quota referendum have been relatively low so far with barely 1,000 people registering to vote by mail each week, the daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing data from the National Election Office.