630 result(s) for general election
Breaking: 8 April Set As Date Of Hungarian General Election
- 11 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has set April 8 as the date of Hungary’s general election, the earliest possible Sunday that the ballot can be held under the law. The election campaign officially starts 50 days before the date of the ballot — on Feb. 17 this time round. Hungary’s 7.9 million voters will have the opportunity to cast two ballots in the single-round election deciding 199 seats.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Opposition Should Choose Most Unifying PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Párbeszéd co-leader Gergely Karácsony said he was ready to yield his post as a joint opposition candidate for prime minister to any politician capable of brokering a larger cooperation among opposition parties than himself for the spring general election.
Hungary State Debt Drops To 74.5 Pc Of GDP At End Of 2017
- 4 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- business
For the Hungarian economy, the year 2018 starts from a better position and with a better outlook than 2017 did, Minister Mihály Varga said at a press conference held at the Ministry for National Economy earlier today.
Government To Boost Family Benefits Next Year
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Families will get enhanced government support in 2018, which has been declared a year dedicated to families, the state secretary for family, youth and international affairs said.
State Audit Office Scheduled To Audit Parties, Tax Office, Treasury In First Half Of 2018
- 30 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- finance
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has submitted to parliament its schedule of audits of Hungary’s political parties, party and other foundations, the tax office and the state treasury to be performed in the first half of 2018, ÁSZ said.
Socialists, DK Agree On Election Cooperation
- 21 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition (DK) have agreed on coordinated nominations in all the 106 individual constituencies for the 2018 general elections, the two parties’ leaders announced.
Referendum Bid On Declaring December 24 A Public Holiday Fails
- 18 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected the referendum initiatives on declaring December 24 a public holiday and setting a salary cap for state company managers, at its meeting on Friday. Both initiatives have failed as the number of signatures collected falls short of the required limit, NVB head Ilona Pálffy said.
Breaking: 8 April Set As Date Of Hungarian General Election
- 11 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has set April 8 as the date of Hungary’s general election, the earliest possible Sunday that the ballot can be held under the law. The election campaign officially starts 50 days before the date of the ballot — on Feb. 17 this time round. Hungary’s 7.9 million voters will have the opportunity to cast two ballots in the single-round election deciding 199 seats.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Opposition Should Choose Most Unifying PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Párbeszéd co-leader Gergely Karácsony said he was ready to yield his post as a joint opposition candidate for prime minister to any politician capable of brokering a larger cooperation among opposition parties than himself for the spring general election.
Hungary State Debt Drops To 74.5 Pc Of GDP At End Of 2017
- 4 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- business
For the Hungarian economy, the year 2018 starts from a better position and with a better outlook than 2017 did, Minister Mihály Varga said at a press conference held at the Ministry for National Economy earlier today.
Government To Boost Family Benefits Next Year
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Families will get enhanced government support in 2018, which has been declared a year dedicated to families, the state secretary for family, youth and international affairs said.
State Audit Office Scheduled To Audit Parties, Tax Office, Treasury In First Half Of 2018
- 30 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- finance
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has submitted to parliament its schedule of audits of Hungary’s political parties, party and other foundations, the tax office and the state treasury to be performed in the first half of 2018, ÁSZ said.
Socialists, DK Agree On Election Cooperation
- 21 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition (DK) have agreed on coordinated nominations in all the 106 individual constituencies for the 2018 general elections, the two parties’ leaders announced.
Referendum Bid On Declaring December 24 A Public Holiday Fails
- 18 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected the referendum initiatives on declaring December 24 a public holiday and setting a salary cap for state company managers, at its meeting on Friday. Both initiatives have failed as the number of signatures collected falls short of the required limit, NVB head Ilona Pálffy said.