1,275 result(s) for elections
Socialists, DK Agree On Election Cooperation
- 21 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition (DK) have agreed on coordinated nominations in all the 106 individual constituencies for the 2018 general elections, the two parties’ leaders announced.
Referendum Bid On Declaring December 24 A Public Holiday Fails
- 18 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected the referendum initiatives on declaring December 24 a public holiday and setting a salary cap for state company managers, at its meeting on Friday. Both initiatives have failed as the number of signatures collected falls short of the required limit, NVB head Ilona Pálffy 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.
Vona: Jobbik Starts Crowdfunding Campaign To Pay Fine
- 11 Dec 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is launching a crowdfunding campaign to pay a potential fine of 660 million forints (EUR 2.1 million) the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) is going to impose on it, party leader Gábor Vona said on Friday. Jobbik is also collecting signatures from international organisations and private individuals to join the party’s protest against the fine, Vona told a press conference.
Intl Adalbert Prize Presented To Former Hungarian Interior Minister
- 11 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- community & culture
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier presented the 2017 International Adalbert Prize to Imre Kónya, a former interior minister of Hungary, for the promotion of peace, freedom and cooperation in Europe.
DK Rules Out Cooperation With Jobbik
- 8 Dec 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will reject any form of cooperation with the radical nationalist Jobbik party, DK’s spokesman told public radio on Thursday. Despite “putting on a different mask” over the recent period, Jobbik has remained an exclusionist, far-right party, unacceptable to DK, Zsolt Greczy said.
Parlt CTTEE Discusses Security Risks Around ‘Soros Agencies’
- 8 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee met to discuss possible security risks posed by agencies associated with US billionaire George Soros in Hungary.
Gyurcsány: No Plans To Become PM If Left Wing Wins In 2018
- 30 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány plans to be an ordinary member of his parliamentary group if his party enters government after next year’s elections, or a group leader if they remain in opposition, Gyurcsány said in an interview to the daily Népszava.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Socialists, DK Agree On Election Cooperation
- 21 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition (DK) have agreed on coordinated nominations in all the 106 individual constituencies for the 2018 general elections, the two parties’ leaders announced.
Referendum Bid On Declaring December 24 A Public Holiday Fails
- 18 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected the referendum initiatives on declaring December 24 a public holiday and setting a salary cap for state company managers, at its meeting on Friday. Both initiatives have failed as the number of signatures collected falls short of the required limit, NVB head Ilona Pálffy 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.
Vona: Jobbik Starts Crowdfunding Campaign To Pay Fine
- 11 Dec 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is launching a crowdfunding campaign to pay a potential fine of 660 million forints (EUR 2.1 million) the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) is going to impose on it, party leader Gábor Vona said on Friday. Jobbik is also collecting signatures from international organisations and private individuals to join the party’s protest against the fine, Vona told a press conference.
Intl Adalbert Prize Presented To Former Hungarian Interior Minister
- 11 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- community & culture
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier presented the 2017 International Adalbert Prize to Imre Kónya, a former interior minister of Hungary, for the promotion of peace, freedom and cooperation in Europe.
DK Rules Out Cooperation With Jobbik
- 8 Dec 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will reject any form of cooperation with the radical nationalist Jobbik party, DK’s spokesman told public radio on Thursday. Despite “putting on a different mask” over the recent period, Jobbik has remained an exclusionist, far-right party, unacceptable to DK, Zsolt Greczy said.
Parlt CTTEE Discusses Security Risks Around ‘Soros Agencies’
- 8 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee met to discuss possible security risks posed by agencies associated with US billionaire George Soros in Hungary.
Gyurcsány: No Plans To Become PM If Left Wing Wins In 2018
- 30 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány plans to be an ordinary member of his parliamentary group if his party enters government after next year’s elections, or a group leader if they remain in opposition, Gyurcsány said in an interview to the daily Népszava.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.