140 result(s) for electoral campaign in Current Affairs
Updated: Concerning Findings Revealed After Venice Commission Examines Sovereignty Protection Law in Hungary
- 30 Mar 2024 5:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission said on Tuesday that it has examined Hungary’s law on sovereignty protection, focusing on provisions related to foreign election financing and the establishment and activities of the sovereignty protection office.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
EC To Launch Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over Sovereignty Protection Law
- 8 Feb 2024 9:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to Hungary, launching an infringement procedure over the country’s Sovereignty Protection Act.
Far-Right Party to Field Mayoral Candidates in Budapest: Will It Endanger Position of Opposition in Capital?
- 18 Dec 2023 11:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Mi Hazánk on Saturday said it will field a mayoral candidate in every district of Budapest in next year’s local council elections.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies on Government’s Sovereignty Protection Campaign
- 29 Nov 2023 6:49 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government launches a national consultation on its differences with Brussels, asks Parliament to adopt a Sovereignty Protection Bill, and accompanies those two actions with a billboard campaign, opposition-leaning weeklies accuse it of acting against the national interest, while their pro-government counterparts argue that protecting national sovereignty is of key importance.
Opinion: PM Orbán Says US-Hungarian Friendship Must Withstand Divergence Over the War in Ukraine
- 19 Apr 2023 5:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
An opposition-leaning columnist finds the deterioration in US-Hungarian relations worrisome but believes neither of the two parties want to deepen the enmity any further. A pro-government commentator sees the discord as a conflict between the US Left and Right rather than one between two countries.
Fidesz to Change Electoral Law in Hungary
- 29 Mar 2023 6:56 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Fidesz is working on amending the electoral law to prevent nominating organisations from receiving campaign funding from abroad at future elections. At present, only direct funding of parties from abroad is banned.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Elections – With Two Weeks’ Hindsight
- 25 Apr 2022 6:26 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators still struggle to find consistent explanations for the fourth consecutive electoral victory of Fidesz on 3 April. There is even less clarity, however, on how the opposition can recover from its latest defeat.
Updated: Concerning Findings Revealed After Venice Commission Examines Sovereignty Protection Law in Hungary
- 30 Mar 2024 5:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission said on Tuesday that it has examined Hungary’s law on sovereignty protection, focusing on provisions related to foreign election financing and the establishment and activities of the sovereignty protection office.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
EC To Launch Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over Sovereignty Protection Law
- 8 Feb 2024 9:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to Hungary, launching an infringement procedure over the country’s Sovereignty Protection Act.
Far-Right Party to Field Mayoral Candidates in Budapest: Will It Endanger Position of Opposition in Capital?
- 18 Dec 2023 11:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Mi Hazánk on Saturday said it will field a mayoral candidate in every district of Budapest in next year’s local council elections.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies on Government’s Sovereignty Protection Campaign
- 29 Nov 2023 6:49 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government launches a national consultation on its differences with Brussels, asks Parliament to adopt a Sovereignty Protection Bill, and accompanies those two actions with a billboard campaign, opposition-leaning weeklies accuse it of acting against the national interest, while their pro-government counterparts argue that protecting national sovereignty is of key importance.
Opinion: PM Orbán Says US-Hungarian Friendship Must Withstand Divergence Over the War in Ukraine
- 19 Apr 2023 5:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
An opposition-leaning columnist finds the deterioration in US-Hungarian relations worrisome but believes neither of the two parties want to deepen the enmity any further. A pro-government commentator sees the discord as a conflict between the US Left and Right rather than one between two countries.
Fidesz to Change Electoral Law in Hungary
- 29 Mar 2023 6:56 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Fidesz is working on amending the electoral law to prevent nominating organisations from receiving campaign funding from abroad at future elections. At present, only direct funding of parties from abroad is banned.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Elections – With Two Weeks’ Hindsight
- 25 Apr 2022 6:26 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators still struggle to find consistent explanations for the fourth consecutive electoral victory of Fidesz on 3 April. There is even less clarity, however, on how the opposition can recover from its latest defeat.