1,275 result(s) for elections
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungary's M0 Expansion Postponed
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The government has postponed the planned construction of the 8km stretch of the Budapest motorway ring M0 between Budakalász and Pilisborosjenõ, leaders of the local governments were told by the Development Ministry after the local elections.
Hungarian Govt Alliance Increases Support After Election
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat party alliance significantly increased its voter support during the week after the recent local elections. Pollster Tárki said that the winning parties benefited from a tendency of “siding with the winner”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Opposition To Planned Internet Tax
- 26 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing bloggers are infuriated by the government’s plan to impose a new tax on the use of the internet. They accuse the ruling party of reneging on its earlier position.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Hungary’s Socialists Signal End To Left -Wing Cooperation
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said the period of cooperation with other left-wing parties has drawn to a close. The Socialist leadership also warned party members not to fall into the trap set for the left by Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány. Gyurcsány, a former prime minister who left the Socialists to form his own leftist party, has repeatedly argued that the “democratic” opposition (ie, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Dominates Local Elections
- 16 Oct 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the results of the municipal elections, the leading left-wing daily calls for a complete overhaul of the Left in order to stop the emergence of what it calls a totalitarian one-party system. The leading pro-government daily points out that the Left managed to increase its support slightly within the new electoral system which it often called illegitimate and biased.
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungary's M0 Expansion Postponed
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The government has postponed the planned construction of the 8km stretch of the Budapest motorway ring M0 between Budakalász and Pilisborosjenõ, leaders of the local governments were told by the Development Ministry after the local elections.
Hungarian Govt Alliance Increases Support After Election
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat party alliance significantly increased its voter support during the week after the recent local elections. Pollster Tárki said that the winning parties benefited from a tendency of “siding with the winner”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Opposition To Planned Internet Tax
- 26 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing bloggers are infuriated by the government’s plan to impose a new tax on the use of the internet. They accuse the ruling party of reneging on its earlier position.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Hungary’s Socialists Signal End To Left -Wing Cooperation
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said the period of cooperation with other left-wing parties has drawn to a close. The Socialist leadership also warned party members not to fall into the trap set for the left by Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány. Gyurcsány, a former prime minister who left the Socialists to form his own leftist party, has repeatedly argued that the “democratic” opposition (ie, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Dominates Local Elections
- 16 Oct 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the results of the municipal elections, the leading left-wing daily calls for a complete overhaul of the Left in order to stop the emergence of what it calls a totalitarian one-party system. The leading pro-government daily points out that the Left managed to increase its support slightly within the new electoral system which it often called illegitimate and biased.