251 result(s) for general elections
Barroso Congratulates Hungary’s PM Orbán On Victory
- 7 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has congratulated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on his Fidesz party’s victory in Hungary’s general election on Sunday. European People’s Party President Joseph Daul also congratulated Orbán on his Fidesz party’s sweeping win.
Hungary Launches Targeted Breast Screening Programs
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary will hold a set of targeted screening programs to draw public attention to these preventative measures, Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska said on Saturday at a screening event in Budapest’s 18th district. Mr. Szócska said the first such screening will be the “Night of screenings” on 25 April, when many screening locations will be open until 10 p.m. or midnight, while another 35 ...
Xpat Opinion: Security Service Releases Files Of The Őszöd Leak Investigation
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators do not find the released documents convincing and suspect that they might serve electoral purposes. Nevertheless, the leading left-wing daily calls on Ferenc Gyurcsány to reveal what he knows about the matter if he wants to clear his name.
Hungary’s Opposition Needs 2/3rds Participation Rate To Win Power
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s campaign chief, Zsolt Molnár, said that it would be impossible to unseat the Fidesz government without a two-thirds participation rate in the April 6 general election. Molnár was speaking at a conference organised by the Republikon Institute, a political think-tank, on the spring election.
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Prepares To Add To Free Cash Withdrawals
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will pass a law before the elections on increasing the number of monthly free cash withdrawals unless current talks with banks yield a solution, party spokeswoman Gabriella Selmeczi told reporters on Tuesday.
Speaker Expects “More Reasonable” Work In Hungarian Parliament After 2014 Elections
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The work of Hungary’s new, smaller parliament to be formed after the general election in 2014 under new house rules is hoped to be “more reasonable and predictable” with “less time wasted on unnecessary disputes,” László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, told MTI.
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Socialists Ask Hungary's President About 2014 Election Date
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has asked President János Áder to “make it clear” if he does indeed intend to consult the political parties before he selects a date for next year’s general elections or ruling Fidesz “has made that decision already”.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...
Barroso Congratulates Hungary’s PM Orbán On Victory
- 7 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has congratulated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on his Fidesz party’s victory in Hungary’s general election on Sunday. European People’s Party President Joseph Daul also congratulated Orbán on his Fidesz party’s sweeping win.
Hungary Launches Targeted Breast Screening Programs
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary will hold a set of targeted screening programs to draw public attention to these preventative measures, Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska said on Saturday at a screening event in Budapest’s 18th district. Mr. Szócska said the first such screening will be the “Night of screenings” on 25 April, when many screening locations will be open until 10 p.m. or midnight, while another 35 ...
Xpat Opinion: Security Service Releases Files Of The Őszöd Leak Investigation
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators do not find the released documents convincing and suspect that they might serve electoral purposes. Nevertheless, the leading left-wing daily calls on Ferenc Gyurcsány to reveal what he knows about the matter if he wants to clear his name.
Hungary’s Opposition Needs 2/3rds Participation Rate To Win Power
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s campaign chief, Zsolt Molnár, said that it would be impossible to unseat the Fidesz government without a two-thirds participation rate in the April 6 general election. Molnár was speaking at a conference organised by the Republikon Institute, a political think-tank, on the spring election.
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Prepares To Add To Free Cash Withdrawals
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will pass a law before the elections on increasing the number of monthly free cash withdrawals unless current talks with banks yield a solution, party spokeswoman Gabriella Selmeczi told reporters on Tuesday.
Speaker Expects “More Reasonable” Work In Hungarian Parliament After 2014 Elections
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The work of Hungary’s new, smaller parliament to be formed after the general election in 2014 under new house rules is hoped to be “more reasonable and predictable” with “less time wasted on unnecessary disputes,” László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, told MTI.
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Socialists Ask Hungary's President About 2014 Election Date
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has asked President János Áder to “make it clear” if he does indeed intend to consult the political parties before he selects a date for next year’s general elections or ruling Fidesz “has made that decision already”.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...