626 result(s) for general election
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Fidesz Government Has Failed
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that a year has passed since the general election in Hungary, it is clear that the government has failed, László Botka, head of the national board of the opposition Socialist Party (MSZP), said. Botka said Fidesz won a second supermajority in last year’s general election by rewriting the election system, but has since lost over 40% of its voters.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
UK Residents Overseas Will Be Able To Vote In UK's General Election
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
UK expats – Don’t miss out, you may be able to vote in the General Election says Electoral Commission.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Hungary’s Opposition Demands Answers From Fidesz On Suspected Election Graft
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have demanded that ruling Fidesz gives answers in connection with a “secret campaign team” and the former head of the party’s youth arm who stands accused of handling counterfeit euro notes. Radical nationalist party Jobbik demanded to know what role Áron Veress, the one-time leader of Fidelitas, played in the campaign team and which election lists he handled, as well as the ...
Hungarian Sports Leader To Become Member Of FINA Executive
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, the Hungarian sports diplomat who is currently serving as deputy chairman of the International Swimming Federation, is to become a member of FINA Executive, the Federation’s closest decision-making group, following the 2015 World Aquatics Championships to take place this summer in the Russian city of Kazan.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary’s Police Chief: 2014 Crime, Public Security Situation Balanced
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Crime and public safety in Hungary last year was balanced and free of extremism, the national police chief told a general annual staff meeting. Assessing 2014, Károly Papp said the major focus areas were providing law enforcement duties during the three elections, improving public safety and public order in Hungary’s localities, ensuring external border control and tackling an increasing wave of ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Fidesz Government Has Failed
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that a year has passed since the general election in Hungary, it is clear that the government has failed, László Botka, head of the national board of the opposition Socialist Party (MSZP), said. Botka said Fidesz won a second supermajority in last year’s general election by rewriting the election system, but has since lost over 40% of its voters.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
UK Residents Overseas Will Be Able To Vote In UK's General Election
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
UK expats – Don’t miss out, you may be able to vote in the General Election says Electoral Commission.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Hungary’s Opposition Demands Answers From Fidesz On Suspected Election Graft
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have demanded that ruling Fidesz gives answers in connection with a “secret campaign team” and the former head of the party’s youth arm who stands accused of handling counterfeit euro notes. Radical nationalist party Jobbik demanded to know what role Áron Veress, the one-time leader of Fidelitas, played in the campaign team and which election lists he handled, as well as the ...
Hungarian Sports Leader To Become Member Of FINA Executive
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, the Hungarian sports diplomat who is currently serving as deputy chairman of the International Swimming Federation, is to become a member of FINA Executive, the Federation’s closest decision-making group, following the 2015 World Aquatics Championships to take place this summer in the Russian city of Kazan.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary’s Police Chief: 2014 Crime, Public Security Situation Balanced
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Crime and public safety in Hungary last year was balanced and free of extremism, the national police chief told a general annual staff meeting. Assessing 2014, Károly Papp said the major focus areas were providing law enforcement duties during the three elections, improving public safety and public order in Hungary’s localities, ensuring external border control and tackling an increasing wave of ...