541 result(s) for former leaders
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Former PM Bajnai Opens His Campaign To Mixed Reviews
- 12 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a centrist pundit say Bajnai has finally put an end to the speculation and acknowledged his intention to lead his new party in the next elections. But they find his messages confused and off-putting for potential voters.
Xpat Opinion: LMP Splits Over Co-operation With Bajnai & Co. In Hungary
- 28 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading LMP member suggests in a right wing paper that other political forces are at work behind the internal tensions in his party, while a centre-left commentator writes that the LMP’s plans to steer towards the political centre are understandable but unrealistic.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers & Their Students: The Hungarian Situation
- 24 Jan 2013 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Although the leaders of HÖOK insist that “student unity” is intact, I see it differently. The Orbán government as usual has managed to drive a wedge between the two organizations: HÖOK, the present-day KISZ, and the newly formed HaHa (Hallgatói Hálózat). Just as it managed to divide the trade unions and negotiate only with the ones loyal to the government. And the same thing happened a couple of ...
HUF 380mn Paid To Victims Of Police In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The state has paid a total of Ft 380 million in compensation to victims of the police measures in autumn of 2006, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told Jobbik MP Zsolt Németh in a written response.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers & Their Students: The Hungarian Situation
- 21 Jan 2013 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Although the leaders of HÖOK insist that “student unity” is intact, I see it differently. The Orbán government as usual has managed to drive a wedge between the two organizations: HÖOK, the present-day KISZ, and the newly formed HaHa (Hallgatói Hálózat). Just as it managed to divide the trade unions and negotiate only with the ones loyal to the government. And the same thing happened a couple of ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Xpat Opinion: Government To Rewrite Higher Education Reform
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a week-long series of student protests, the main pro-government daily urges new policy priorities.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Fascist Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The reactions to what happened at the Anti-Fascist Demonstration held recently in front of the Hungarian parliament building naturally vary. There are those who consider the size of the crowd small while others are pleased that not only the square itself but the streets leading to it were full of people. I was, for example, gratified that the crowd came from all over the country. I was also very ...
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Former PM Bajnai Opens His Campaign To Mixed Reviews
- 12 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a centrist pundit say Bajnai has finally put an end to the speculation and acknowledged his intention to lead his new party in the next elections. But they find his messages confused and off-putting for potential voters.
Xpat Opinion: LMP Splits Over Co-operation With Bajnai & Co. In Hungary
- 28 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading LMP member suggests in a right wing paper that other political forces are at work behind the internal tensions in his party, while a centre-left commentator writes that the LMP’s plans to steer towards the political centre are understandable but unrealistic.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers & Their Students: The Hungarian Situation
- 24 Jan 2013 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Although the leaders of HÖOK insist that “student unity” is intact, I see it differently. The Orbán government as usual has managed to drive a wedge between the two organizations: HÖOK, the present-day KISZ, and the newly formed HaHa (Hallgatói Hálózat). Just as it managed to divide the trade unions and negotiate only with the ones loyal to the government. And the same thing happened a couple of ...
HUF 380mn Paid To Victims Of Police In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The state has paid a total of Ft 380 million in compensation to victims of the police measures in autumn of 2006, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told Jobbik MP Zsolt Németh in a written response.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers & Their Students: The Hungarian Situation
- 21 Jan 2013 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Although the leaders of HÖOK insist that “student unity” is intact, I see it differently. The Orbán government as usual has managed to drive a wedge between the two organizations: HÖOK, the present-day KISZ, and the newly formed HaHa (Hallgatói Hálózat). Just as it managed to divide the trade unions and negotiate only with the ones loyal to the government. And the same thing happened a couple of ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Xpat Opinion: Government To Rewrite Higher Education Reform
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a week-long series of student protests, the main pro-government daily urges new policy priorities.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Fascist Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The reactions to what happened at the Anti-Fascist Demonstration held recently in front of the Hungarian parliament building naturally vary. There are those who consider the size of the crowd small while others are pleased that not only the square itself but the streets leading to it were full of people. I was, for example, gratified that the crowd came from all over the country. I was also very ...
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.














