428 result(s) for lawmakers
State of Emergency Extended in Hungary Until 19 November
- 11 Apr 2024 5:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers have approved an amendment that authorises the government to prolong the state of emergency in connection with the war in Ukraine until November 19.
Hungary to Continue Rejecting Migrants, Regardless of EU Migration Pact, Declares Foreign Minister
- 11 Apr 2024 5:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary will continue to reject migrants and will maintain the legal and physical border seal, regardless of the EU migration pact, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, ahead of the debate. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Paks, in central Hungary, Péter Szijjártó said the migration “is green-lighting illegal migration”.
Hungary's New President is “a Predictable, Deeply Religious, Catholic Man”, Says Orbán
- 12 Mar 2024 5:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has praised Hungary's newly installed president, Tamás Sulyok, as "stable and predictable" who "can give us all peace of mind".
Secret Ballot: Sole Candidate Sulyok Elected New President of Hungary
- 27 Feb 2024 6:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's parliament elected Tamás Sulyok, the outgoing head of the Constitutional Court, as head of state in a secret ballot on Monday.
New Head of State To Be Elected in Hungary on Monday
- 25 Feb 2024 7:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parliament will elect Hungary’s new head of state on Monday, ruling Fidesz’s group leader said on Facebook.
Opposition Parties Received Illegal Campaign Financing, Hungarian Audit Office Finds
- 21 Feb 2024 6:54 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has established that parties in the opposition alliance before the 2020 parliamentary elections were involved in illegal campaign financing, ÁSZ head László Windisch said.
Opposition Calls for Next Hungarian President to be Elected by Citizens
- 15 Feb 2024 5:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik-Conservatives have said they are calling an extraordinary session of parliament to propose a bill on directly electing the president of the republic.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March
- 12 Feb 2024 6:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
State of Emergency Extended in Hungary Until 19 November
- 11 Apr 2024 5:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers have approved an amendment that authorises the government to prolong the state of emergency in connection with the war in Ukraine until November 19.
Hungary to Continue Rejecting Migrants, Regardless of EU Migration Pact, Declares Foreign Minister
- 11 Apr 2024 5:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary will continue to reject migrants and will maintain the legal and physical border seal, regardless of the EU migration pact, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, ahead of the debate. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Paks, in central Hungary, Péter Szijjártó said the migration “is green-lighting illegal migration”.
Hungary's New President is “a Predictable, Deeply Religious, Catholic Man”, Says Orbán
- 12 Mar 2024 5:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has praised Hungary's newly installed president, Tamás Sulyok, as "stable and predictable" who "can give us all peace of mind".
Secret Ballot: Sole Candidate Sulyok Elected New President of Hungary
- 27 Feb 2024 6:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's parliament elected Tamás Sulyok, the outgoing head of the Constitutional Court, as head of state in a secret ballot on Monday.
New Head of State To Be Elected in Hungary on Monday
- 25 Feb 2024 7:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parliament will elect Hungary’s new head of state on Monday, ruling Fidesz’s group leader said on Facebook.
Opposition Parties Received Illegal Campaign Financing, Hungarian Audit Office Finds
- 21 Feb 2024 6:54 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has established that parties in the opposition alliance before the 2020 parliamentary elections were involved in illegal campaign financing, ÁSZ head László Windisch said.
Opposition Calls for Next Hungarian President to be Elected by Citizens
- 15 Feb 2024 5:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik-Conservatives have said they are calling an extraordinary session of parliament to propose a bill on directly electing the president of the republic.
New Head of State in Hungary Likely to Be Appointed in March
- 12 Feb 2024 6:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Given Katalin Novák signed her letter of resignation earlier this week, MPs have to decide within fifteen days whether to accept it or not, and so this decision could be taken on Feb 26, the first day of the spring session, the parliamentary group leader of Fidesz said.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.