251 result(s) for general elections
Fidesz Wins Two-Thirds Majority In Hungarian Election
- 26 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz has on Sunday won a two-thirds legislative majority with 262 mandates in the 386-seat Parliament. This was the second round of Hungary’s general elections. Fidesz failed to win in only three of the remaining 57 individual districts. With nearly 98% of the votes processed far-right Jobbik seems to have secured 47 seats, while the Socialist Party (MSZP) will have 59 ...
Far-Right Jobbik Gathers Perilous Clouds Over Hungary - International Press
- 14 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) has received nearly 1.4 million votes less on Sunday, while centre-right Fidesz garnered almost 400,000 votes more than in the first round of the 2006 general elections. Fidesz looks set to gain a two-thirds majority in Parliament that would enable it to amend any legislation, including the constitution. Analysts expect the market reaction to be muted but ...
U. S. Ambassador Kounalakis Observes Hungarians Going to the Polls
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"On April 11, Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and her husband Markos Kounalakis visited several polling places in Budapest to observe the first round of Hungary’s general elections.
Fidesz Won 206 Mandates This Time, Election TBC 25 April
- 12 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz party has won 206 seats in Parliament out of the 386 available in the first round of general elections on Sunday, the National Election Office has said. The "race" will continue for the 121 remaining mandates in the second round on 25 April.
JPmorgan Sees Hungary's Forint At 250 vs EUR By End-2011
- 22 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s forint could firm to 250 versus the euro by the end of 2011, and the country is likely to be the first in the region to join the euro zone, JPMorgan projected in its latest quarterly research note on Friday. While JPMorgan’s analysts expect the Hungarian economy to grow by 0.5% this year, UBS is less upbeat, forecasting a 0.5% GDP contraction.
Far-Right Jobbik Almost Catches Up With Hungary's Socialists In Popularity
- 12 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Support for Hungary’s main opposition party Fidesz and the ruling Socialist Party (MSZP) has dropped moderately in March relative to the first two months of 2010, while far-right Jobbik increased its voter base, the latest poll of Szonda Ipsos showed on Thursday.
Hungary's Socialists Almost "Fail" With Election Programme
- 1 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) almost got an 'F’ on its election programme. The "teacher" in this case was a group of Hungarian economists who have recently launched an independent civilian initiative to see what the sometimes cloudy, boisterous, humbug or downright ridiculous promises of local political parties would actually do to the economy if they were fulfilled.
Ballot boxes replace barricades in Hungary protest
- 26 Sep 2006 6:12 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary's anti-government protests entered their second week on Monday but appeared to be fading in strength as more conventional politics come to the fore ahead of Sunday's local elections.
Fidesz Wins Two-Thirds Majority In Hungarian Election
- 26 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz has on Sunday won a two-thirds legislative majority with 262 mandates in the 386-seat Parliament. This was the second round of Hungary’s general elections. Fidesz failed to win in only three of the remaining 57 individual districts. With nearly 98% of the votes processed far-right Jobbik seems to have secured 47 seats, while the Socialist Party (MSZP) will have 59 ...
Far-Right Jobbik Gathers Perilous Clouds Over Hungary - International Press
- 14 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) has received nearly 1.4 million votes less on Sunday, while centre-right Fidesz garnered almost 400,000 votes more than in the first round of the 2006 general elections. Fidesz looks set to gain a two-thirds majority in Parliament that would enable it to amend any legislation, including the constitution. Analysts expect the market reaction to be muted but ...
U. S. Ambassador Kounalakis Observes Hungarians Going to the Polls
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"On April 11, Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and her husband Markos Kounalakis visited several polling places in Budapest to observe the first round of Hungary’s general elections.
Fidesz Won 206 Mandates This Time, Election TBC 25 April
- 12 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz party has won 206 seats in Parliament out of the 386 available in the first round of general elections on Sunday, the National Election Office has said. The "race" will continue for the 121 remaining mandates in the second round on 25 April.
JPmorgan Sees Hungary's Forint At 250 vs EUR By End-2011
- 22 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Hungary’s forint could firm to 250 versus the euro by the end of 2011, and the country is likely to be the first in the region to join the euro zone, JPMorgan projected in its latest quarterly research note on Friday. While JPMorgan’s analysts expect the Hungarian economy to grow by 0.5% this year, UBS is less upbeat, forecasting a 0.5% GDP contraction.
Far-Right Jobbik Almost Catches Up With Hungary's Socialists In Popularity
- 12 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Support for Hungary’s main opposition party Fidesz and the ruling Socialist Party (MSZP) has dropped moderately in March relative to the first two months of 2010, while far-right Jobbik increased its voter base, the latest poll of Szonda Ipsos showed on Thursday.
Hungary's Socialists Almost "Fail" With Election Programme
- 1 Mar 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) almost got an 'F’ on its election programme. The "teacher" in this case was a group of Hungarian economists who have recently launched an independent civilian initiative to see what the sometimes cloudy, boisterous, humbug or downright ridiculous promises of local political parties would actually do to the economy if they were fulfilled.
Ballot boxes replace barricades in Hungary protest
- 26 Sep 2006 6:12 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary's anti-government protests entered their second week on Monday but appeared to be fading in strength as more conventional politics come to the fore ahead of Sunday's local elections.