73 result(s) for fidesz congress
Sovereignty, 2018 Elections In Focus Of Fidesz Congress
- 18 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party held its 27th congress in Budapest on Sunday to elect its senior officials and set priorities for the future, including defending Hungary’s sovereignty and preparing for next year’s elections. Addressing the congress, László Kövér, a founder of the party and head of its national board, said the general election scheduled for next spring would be crucial.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán Re-Elected As Party Leader
- 14 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
In the first comment on the weekend Fidesz party congress, a conservative critic of the government accuses Fidesz of using apocalyptic rhetoric to mobilize voters rather than debating more down to earth issues.
Fidesz Re-Elects Orbán As Party Leader
- 13 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party re-elected Viktor Orbán as chairman at its 27th congress. Orbán, who has been the head of Fidesz since 2003 and previously led the party between 1993 and 2000, was re-elected in a unanimous vote by 1,358 delegates.
Botka Out As MSZP’s Candidate For Prime Minister, Blames “Political Mafia” In The Democratic Opposition
- 3 Oct 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
László Botka has announced he will end his campaign as the Hungarian Socialist Party’s (MSZP) candidate for prime minister at the 2018 national election.
Jobbik Elects Gábor Vona As Prime Minister Candidate
- 12 Jun 2017 8:57 AM
- current affairs
The congress of radical nationalist Jobbik elected party leader Gábor Vona as prime minister candidate. Vona was backed by 97% of the delegates, spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said. Addressing the party’s 16th national congress in Budapest, Vona announced a programme for a safer, fairer and free Hungary. Vona pressed for an increase in wages in Hungary and cited his party’s wage union initiative, ...
Socialists Nominate Botka As PM Candidate
- 30 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists officially elected László Botka, the current Mayor of Szeged, as their prime ministerial candidate at their party congress, the party’s chairman announced on Saturday. Botka, who ran for the nomination unopposed, received 280 delegate votes from a total possible 292, Gyula Molnár said. In his address to the party congress, Molnár said next year’s general election was ...
Orbán: European Values ‘Are In The Hearts Of Europe’s People, Not In Brussels’
- 22 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The values of Europe are in the hearts of its people “rather than in Brussels”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday, addressing a congress of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) in Maribor. In his speech, Orbán said: “European values are often talked about like they were kept in Brussels strongboxes with a select few keeping the keys ... Many think that Europe is in Brussels, where ...
Socialists To Elect PM Candidate At May 27 Congress
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will elect a prime ministerial candidate at the party congress on May 27, chairman Gyula Molnár said on Monday. Mayor of Szeged László Botka has accepted the nomination for the post, he told a press conference after the party’s board meeting.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Sovereignty, 2018 Elections In Focus Of Fidesz Congress
- 18 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party held its 27th congress in Budapest on Sunday to elect its senior officials and set priorities for the future, including defending Hungary’s sovereignty and preparing for next year’s elections. Addressing the congress, László Kövér, a founder of the party and head of its national board, said the general election scheduled for next spring would be crucial.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán Re-Elected As Party Leader
- 14 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
In the first comment on the weekend Fidesz party congress, a conservative critic of the government accuses Fidesz of using apocalyptic rhetoric to mobilize voters rather than debating more down to earth issues.
Fidesz Re-Elects Orbán As Party Leader
- 13 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party re-elected Viktor Orbán as chairman at its 27th congress. Orbán, who has been the head of Fidesz since 2003 and previously led the party between 1993 and 2000, was re-elected in a unanimous vote by 1,358 delegates.
Botka Out As MSZP’s Candidate For Prime Minister, Blames “Political Mafia” In The Democratic Opposition
- 3 Oct 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
László Botka has announced he will end his campaign as the Hungarian Socialist Party’s (MSZP) candidate for prime minister at the 2018 national election.
Jobbik Elects Gábor Vona As Prime Minister Candidate
- 12 Jun 2017 8:57 AM
- current affairs
The congress of radical nationalist Jobbik elected party leader Gábor Vona as prime minister candidate. Vona was backed by 97% of the delegates, spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said. Addressing the party’s 16th national congress in Budapest, Vona announced a programme for a safer, fairer and free Hungary. Vona pressed for an increase in wages in Hungary and cited his party’s wage union initiative, ...
Socialists Nominate Botka As PM Candidate
- 30 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists officially elected László Botka, the current Mayor of Szeged, as their prime ministerial candidate at their party congress, the party’s chairman announced on Saturday. Botka, who ran for the nomination unopposed, received 280 delegate votes from a total possible 292, Gyula Molnár said. In his address to the party congress, Molnár said next year’s general election was ...
Orbán: European Values ‘Are In The Hearts Of Europe’s People, Not In Brussels’
- 22 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The values of Europe are in the hearts of its people “rather than in Brussels”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday, addressing a congress of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) in Maribor. In his speech, Orbán said: “European values are often talked about like they were kept in Brussels strongboxes with a select few keeping the keys ... Many think that Europe is in Brussels, where ...
Socialists To Elect PM Candidate At May 27 Congress
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will elect a prime ministerial candidate at the party congress on May 27, chairman Gyula Molnár said on Monday. Mayor of Szeged László Botka has accepted the nomination for the post, he told a press conference after the party’s board meeting.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.