145 result(s) for electoral law
Court Overturns Gerrymandering in Budapest That Would Have Favoured Fidesz
- 20 Dec 2023 8:05 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Metropolitan Court has annulled a redrawing of local election constituencies in the Fifth District that would have favoured Fidesz in local 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.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System
- 5 Dec 2023 5:16 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital.
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.
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.
Watch: PACE Place Hungary Under 'Full Monitoring Procedure'
- 14 Oct 2022 6:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday voted to place Hungary under a full monitoring procedure, citing long-standing rule-of-law issues.
Watch: 'Hungary is No Longer a Democracy', Declares European Commission
- 16 Sep 2022 12:07 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party blasted the European Parliament for “still busily attacking Hungary even amid the current crisis”, after the EP voted to approve the Hungary rule-of-law report on Thursday.
Contingency Plan in Place If Gas Deliveries to Hungary Stop
- 14 Jul 2022 11:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat MEPs on Wednesday dismissed a draft report by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) “condemning Hungary” as “a lie”.
Roma Declared a Native Ethnic Group in Hungary
- 24 Jun 2022 6:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The National Electoral Committee (NVB) has approved a voters’ initiative to declare the Roma a native ethnic group in Hungary.
Court Overturns Gerrymandering in Budapest That Would Have Favoured Fidesz
- 20 Dec 2023 8:05 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Metropolitan Court has annulled a redrawing of local election constituencies in the Fifth District that would have favoured Fidesz in local 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.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System
- 5 Dec 2023 5:16 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital.
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.
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.
Watch: PACE Place Hungary Under 'Full Monitoring Procedure'
- 14 Oct 2022 6:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Wednesday voted to place Hungary under a full monitoring procedure, citing long-standing rule-of-law issues.
Watch: 'Hungary is No Longer a Democracy', Declares European Commission
- 16 Sep 2022 12:07 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party blasted the European Parliament for “still busily attacking Hungary even amid the current crisis”, after the EP voted to approve the Hungary rule-of-law report on Thursday.
Contingency Plan in Place If Gas Deliveries to Hungary Stop
- 14 Jul 2022 11:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat MEPs on Wednesday dismissed a draft report by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) “condemning Hungary” as “a lie”.
Roma Declared a Native Ethnic Group in Hungary
- 24 Jun 2022 6:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The National Electoral Committee (NVB) has approved a voters’ initiative to declare the Roma a native ethnic group in Hungary.















