541 result(s) for former leaders
New Parliament Inaugurated
- 8 May 2018 4:58 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The legitimacy of the new national assembly and the incoming government is beyond dispute, President Janos Ader said opening the inaugural session of parliament on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Local Opinion: Saturday Demonstration #2
- 24 Apr 2018 8:47 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement.
PM's Chief Of Staff Hints He’ll Step Down From Central Government Role
- 21 Apr 2018 7:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
János Lázár, who has served as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff, has said he will dedicate the next four years to his Hódmezővásárhely constituency, in south-east Hungary.
Local Opinion: Left Should Start From Scratch
- 20 Apr 2018 10:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A moderate conservative pundit thinks that the Left should reconsider its policies in order to regain the support of voters. If they want to succeed, they need to completely change their strategy, he suggests.
Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa Criticizes Orbán As ’Demagogue’
- 20 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
Famed Polish activist and Ex-President Lech Walesa once again harshly criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his policies, calling him “demagogic” in an interview with Danish TV2. He also expressed his disappointment with current trends in Polish and Hungarian politics.
Former US Ambassador Attacks Orban
- 18 Apr 2018 10:40 AM
- https://thehungaryjournal.wordpress.com/
- current affairs
Former American Ambassador to Budapest Eleni Kounalakis is running for Lieutenant Governor of California this year. In a Medium post the former diplomat harshly criticised Hungary’s government and warned that the “Orban model” can spread in the US.
LMP Launches Disciplinary Procedure Against Own MP
- 16 Apr 2018 7:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Green opposition party LMP said it launched a disciplinary procedure against one of its MPs, Benedek R Sallai. LMP made the announcement after reports in the press that Sallai had tried to attack co-chairman Ákos Hadházy (pictured on top) at a meeting of the party’s ethics committee.
Video: 100,000+ Protest In Budapest
- 16 Apr 2018 7:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A huge group of demonstrators dissatisfied with last week’s general election results protested in the capital on Saturday afternoon, calling for a new “honest” election.
New Parliament Inaugurated
- 8 May 2018 4:58 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The legitimacy of the new national assembly and the incoming government is beyond dispute, President Janos Ader said opening the inaugural session of parliament on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Local Opinion: Saturday Demonstration #2
- 24 Apr 2018 8:47 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement.
PM's Chief Of Staff Hints He’ll Step Down From Central Government Role
- 21 Apr 2018 7:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
János Lázár, who has served as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff, has said he will dedicate the next four years to his Hódmezővásárhely constituency, in south-east Hungary.
Local Opinion: Left Should Start From Scratch
- 20 Apr 2018 10:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A moderate conservative pundit thinks that the Left should reconsider its policies in order to regain the support of voters. If they want to succeed, they need to completely change their strategy, he suggests.
Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa Criticizes Orbán As ’Demagogue’
- 20 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
Famed Polish activist and Ex-President Lech Walesa once again harshly criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his policies, calling him “demagogic” in an interview with Danish TV2. He also expressed his disappointment with current trends in Polish and Hungarian politics.
Former US Ambassador Attacks Orban
- 18 Apr 2018 10:40 AM
- https://thehungaryjournal.wordpress.com/
- current affairs
Former American Ambassador to Budapest Eleni Kounalakis is running for Lieutenant Governor of California this year. In a Medium post the former diplomat harshly criticised Hungary’s government and warned that the “Orban model” can spread in the US.
LMP Launches Disciplinary Procedure Against Own MP
- 16 Apr 2018 7:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Green opposition party LMP said it launched a disciplinary procedure against one of its MPs, Benedek R Sallai. LMP made the announcement after reports in the press that Sallai had tried to attack co-chairman Ákos Hadházy (pictured on top) at a meeting of the party’s ethics committee.
Video: 100,000+ Protest In Budapest
- 16 Apr 2018 7:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A huge group of demonstrators dissatisfied with last week’s general election results protested in the capital on Saturday afternoon, calling for a new “honest” election.













