504 result(s) for fidesz candidate
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
Xpat Opinion: Lessons Of The Salgótarján Mayoral By-Election
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the victory of the MSZP candidate in the mayoral elections in the municipality of Salgótarján, analysts across the political board point out that if left-wing and radical right voters back the same candidate, they can defeat the governing party.
Govt-Sponsored Referendum On Mandatory Refugee Quotas Unconstitutional Says Legal Expert
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is a paraphrased translation of an article that appeared on Átlátszó.hu’s Így Írnánk Mi blog. The author, a constitutional lawyer, frequently comments on matters pertaining to constitutional law in Hungary. In this piece, the author explains why the government’s recently announced referendum fails to meet the comprehension, legal and constitutionality tests required to be in ...
Hungarian President Rules Himself Out Of Running For Top UN Job
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President has rejected press rumours that he planned to run for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. János Áder told journalists that he is striving to “fully” fulfil duties that voters and parliament entrusted in him and he would do so in the future, too.
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Fidesz May Not Support Budapest Mayor Tarlós In 2019
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Budapest mayor István Tarlós at their last meeting that he will not be the Fidesz party’s candidate for mayor at the 2019 local elections, an influential source told Népszabadság on Friday.
Interview István Tarlós Mayor Of Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
István Tarlós, born in Budapest, is a Hungarian politician, Mayor of Budapest since 2010 and is currently the Fidesz’s candidate for the upcoming local government election of October, where he intends to become a two-term mayor of Budapest. In an interview for news portal mno.hu he talked about the new election system, the hot topics of the campaign and future of the city’s public sector.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Socialists Hesitant Over Anti-Terror Constitutional Amendment
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative pundit cautions the left-wing opposition against boycotting the parliamentary debate over the planned amendment, because it would amount to letting down their voters.
Nézőpont: Hungary’s Ruling Party Would Recover 2/3rds Majority At Elections
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party would recover its two-thirds majority if the elections were to be held next Sunday, the director-general of pollster Nézőpont Institute said. Fidesz’s support among all voters is now 34%, up from 26% at the start of the year when “the ruling party had some unpleasant months”, Ágoston Sámuel Mráz told public news channel M1.
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
Xpat Opinion: Lessons Of The Salgótarján Mayoral By-Election
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the victory of the MSZP candidate in the mayoral elections in the municipality of Salgótarján, analysts across the political board point out that if left-wing and radical right voters back the same candidate, they can defeat the governing party.
Govt-Sponsored Referendum On Mandatory Refugee Quotas Unconstitutional Says Legal Expert
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is a paraphrased translation of an article that appeared on Átlátszó.hu’s Így Írnánk Mi blog. The author, a constitutional lawyer, frequently comments on matters pertaining to constitutional law in Hungary. In this piece, the author explains why the government’s recently announced referendum fails to meet the comprehension, legal and constitutionality tests required to be in ...
Hungarian President Rules Himself Out Of Running For Top UN Job
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President has rejected press rumours that he planned to run for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. János Áder told journalists that he is striving to “fully” fulfil duties that voters and parliament entrusted in him and he would do so in the future, too.
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Fidesz May Not Support Budapest Mayor Tarlós In 2019
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Budapest mayor István Tarlós at their last meeting that he will not be the Fidesz party’s candidate for mayor at the 2019 local elections, an influential source told Népszabadság on Friday.
Interview István Tarlós Mayor Of Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
István Tarlós, born in Budapest, is a Hungarian politician, Mayor of Budapest since 2010 and is currently the Fidesz’s candidate for the upcoming local government election of October, where he intends to become a two-term mayor of Budapest. In an interview for news portal mno.hu he talked about the new election system, the hot topics of the campaign and future of the city’s public sector.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Socialists Hesitant Over Anti-Terror Constitutional Amendment
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative pundit cautions the left-wing opposition against boycotting the parliamentary debate over the planned amendment, because it would amount to letting down their voters.
Nézőpont: Hungary’s Ruling Party Would Recover 2/3rds Majority At Elections
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party would recover its two-thirds majority if the elections were to be held next Sunday, the director-general of pollster Nézőpont Institute said. Fidesz’s support among all voters is now 34%, up from 26% at the start of the year when “the ruling party had some unpleasant months”, Ágoston Sámuel Mráz told public news channel M1.