161 result(s) for gordon bajnai
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.
A Quarter Of Hungarians Never Go To Polls
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2 million people, or abound 20% of Hungarian voting-age adults, never cast their ballots and another 5-20 % stay away from one or two elections, a paper by Policy Solutions, a think-tank, shows. The most important motivation for casting ballots is ideological commitment, Tamás Boros of Policy Solutions said, commenting on the European Social Survey research conducted in 2012.
Hungary’s Fidesz Retains Lead, Party Support Virtually Unchanged
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Voter support remained practically unchanged in November with ruling Fidesz leading ahead of the main rival Socialists, while the camp of undecided voters shrunk, pollster Tárki said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's SZDSZ Party Died Leaving Debt
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government commentator condemns liberal opinion leaders for claiming a political role after having ruined both their own party, and the MSZP.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
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 In Hungary Swing Into Campaign Mode
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is now in campaign mode, president Attila Mesterházy told reporters after the national council approved an election committee on Saturday. Mesterházy said the council can only follow a strategy aimed at increasing the number of opposition voters, rather than re-distributing the existing left-wing support.
Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Maintains Stable Lead In Poll
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party maintained its stable lead over its main rival Socialists but the gap between them somewhat narrowed in November, a poll by Medián published in business weekly HVG shows.
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.
A Quarter Of Hungarians Never Go To Polls
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2 million people, or abound 20% of Hungarian voting-age adults, never cast their ballots and another 5-20 % stay away from one or two elections, a paper by Policy Solutions, a think-tank, shows. The most important motivation for casting ballots is ideological commitment, Tamás Boros of Policy Solutions said, commenting on the European Social Survey research conducted in 2012.
Hungary’s Fidesz Retains Lead, Party Support Virtually Unchanged
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Voter support remained practically unchanged in November with ruling Fidesz leading ahead of the main rival Socialists, while the camp of undecided voters shrunk, pollster Tárki said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's SZDSZ Party Died Leaving Debt
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government commentator condemns liberal opinion leaders for claiming a political role after having ruined both their own party, and the MSZP.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
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 In Hungary Swing Into Campaign Mode
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is now in campaign mode, president Attila Mesterházy told reporters after the national council approved an election committee on Saturday. Mesterházy said the council can only follow a strategy aimed at increasing the number of opposition voters, rather than re-distributing the existing left-wing support.
Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Maintains Stable Lead In Poll
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party maintained its stable lead over its main rival Socialists but the gap between them somewhat narrowed in November, a poll by Medián published in business weekly HVG shows.
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.