461 result(s) for former politician
Magyar Opinion: Socialist Frontrunner Rules Out Cooperation With Gyurcsány
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder if a left-wing electoral pact is possible, as the Socialist candidate for Prime Minister calls on his main potential ally to quit politics altogether.
Magyar Opinion: Demszky Dismisses OLAF Report
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy article in the main pro-government daily Budapest Mayor István Tarlós does not accuse his liberal predecessor of corruption, but finds his attempt to discredit the EU report on the Metro 4 project pathetic.
Gyurcsány: Opposition Parties Are Conducting Secret Negotiations Behind Our Backs
- 9 Feb 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány has accused presumptive Socialist nominee for prime minister László Botka of conspiring with other opposition parties behind his back in an attempt to leave him and his Democratic Coalition party (DK) out of a possible coalition heading into the 2018 election.
Former PM Gyurcsány: Democratic Coalition Ready For Government
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and authorised by that majority,” party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said in a state-of-the-nation address. At a party rally, Gyurcsány told his supporters that DK was ready to “defeat evil and reclaim Hungary from Fidesz and return it to the Hungarian nation”.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
Court Dismisses Rogán Defamation Suit Against Péter Juhász
- 27 Jan 2017 7:38 AM
- current affairs
A first-level court has dismissed a defamation suit filed by the 5th district government and the district’s former mayor Antal Rogán against Együtt (Together) co-chair, 5th district assemblyman and anti-corruption crusader Péter Juhász.
Former Socialist, Liberal Politicians Sentenced Over Selling Downtown Properties
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest’s sixth district and 11 other defendants have been handed suspended prison sentences for selling two apartment buildings on Andrassy Avenue without a public tender back in 2004.
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.
Magyar Opinion: Socialist Frontrunner Rules Out Cooperation With Gyurcsány
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder if a left-wing electoral pact is possible, as the Socialist candidate for Prime Minister calls on his main potential ally to quit politics altogether.
Magyar Opinion: Demszky Dismisses OLAF Report
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy article in the main pro-government daily Budapest Mayor István Tarlós does not accuse his liberal predecessor of corruption, but finds his attempt to discredit the EU report on the Metro 4 project pathetic.
Gyurcsány: Opposition Parties Are Conducting Secret Negotiations Behind Our Backs
- 9 Feb 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány has accused presumptive Socialist nominee for prime minister László Botka of conspiring with other opposition parties behind his back in an attempt to leave him and his Democratic Coalition party (DK) out of a possible coalition heading into the 2018 election.
Former PM Gyurcsány: Democratic Coalition Ready For Government
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and authorised by that majority,” party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said in a state-of-the-nation address. At a party rally, Gyurcsány told his supporters that DK was ready to “defeat evil and reclaim Hungary from Fidesz and return it to the Hungarian nation”.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
Court Dismisses Rogán Defamation Suit Against Péter Juhász
- 27 Jan 2017 7:38 AM
- current affairs
A first-level court has dismissed a defamation suit filed by the 5th district government and the district’s former mayor Antal Rogán against Együtt (Together) co-chair, 5th district assemblyman and anti-corruption crusader Péter Juhász.
Former Socialist, Liberal Politicians Sentenced Over Selling Downtown Properties
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest’s sixth district and 11 other defendants have been handed suspended prison sentences for selling two apartment buildings on Andrassy Avenue without a public tender back in 2004.
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.