344 result(s) for leftist opposition in Current Affairs
Invalid Votes To Be Recounted In Budapest Ward
- 22 Apr 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ordered a recount of votes cast at an election ward in Budapest where the ruling Fidesz candidate narrowly beat the opposition candidate on April 6, news website index.hu said.
Vote Recount In Budapest Swing District Makes No Change In Outcome
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Votes were recounted in parts of Budapest’s 15th voting district where the result of the general election was very close, but the outcome has not changed, the National Election Committee said. The Committee ordered a recount at two polling stations of the eastern Budapest district, on grounds that based on testimonies of vote-counting committee members, some invalid votes had been accepted at the ...
Hungary’s Ruling Party Receives Clear Mandate To Carry On
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Having won two-thirds of the seats in the new parliament, the governing parties have received a clear mandate from voters to continue the work started, Fidesz communications officer Máté Kocsis said. Commenting on the election result, Kocsis said after the tight governance of the past years involving many difficult decisions, the government still enjoyed the confidence of the people.
Hungary’s Liberals To Stay Away From EP Elections
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP) will not run in the European parliamentary elections, the party’s leader, Gábor Fodor, said on Wednesday.
Socialists Launch Local Referendum On Controversial WWII Memorial In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has launched a local referendum to decide on whether the local council of Budapest’s 5th district should stop construction of the controversial memorial to the victims of the 1944 German invasion. Pál Steiner, a Socialist lawmaker, told a press conference on Wednesday at the site of the construction in Szabadság Square that until the referendum is held, all building ...
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Lick Wounds
- 7 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has not reached its goal of “putting a line under the past 24 years yet”, but support for the party is steadily growing, party leader Gábor Vona said late on Sunday. Jobbik has come close to the leftist Unity alliance in several wards, but fell short of achieving the breakthrough it had desired in individual constituencies, he said.
Századvég: Most Hungarian Voters Say Orbán - Mesterházy TV Debate Unnecessary
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians do not think it necessary for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Attila Mesterházy, prime minister candidate for the Unity opposition alliance, to hold a televised debate before the general election, the results of a fresh survey showed.
Current Election Law In Hungary Leaves Field Wide Open For Cheating, Says DK
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a grounded suspicion that several parties that managed to collect the necessary number of signatures for setting up national lists only did so by cheating, the leftist Democratic Coalition party said. Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány’s party, which belongs to the left-of-centre Unity opposition alliance, insisted that the ruling Fidesz party had created an election law for people ...
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Sees Chance For Leftist Victory Despite “Unfair” Election
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming elections will not be “free or fair” and will involve “a thousand frauds”, Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsány told a forum late on Monday, adding however that he was “nearly sure” that the leftist opposition could still win.
Invalid Votes To Be Recounted In Budapest Ward
- 22 Apr 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ordered a recount of votes cast at an election ward in Budapest where the ruling Fidesz candidate narrowly beat the opposition candidate on April 6, news website index.hu said.
Vote Recount In Budapest Swing District Makes No Change In Outcome
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Votes were recounted in parts of Budapest’s 15th voting district where the result of the general election was very close, but the outcome has not changed, the National Election Committee said. The Committee ordered a recount at two polling stations of the eastern Budapest district, on grounds that based on testimonies of vote-counting committee members, some invalid votes had been accepted at the ...
Hungary’s Ruling Party Receives Clear Mandate To Carry On
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Having won two-thirds of the seats in the new parliament, the governing parties have received a clear mandate from voters to continue the work started, Fidesz communications officer Máté Kocsis said. Commenting on the election result, Kocsis said after the tight governance of the past years involving many difficult decisions, the government still enjoyed the confidence of the people.
Hungary’s Liberals To Stay Away From EP Elections
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP) will not run in the European parliamentary elections, the party’s leader, Gábor Fodor, said on Wednesday.
Socialists Launch Local Referendum On Controversial WWII Memorial In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has launched a local referendum to decide on whether the local council of Budapest’s 5th district should stop construction of the controversial memorial to the victims of the 1944 German invasion. Pál Steiner, a Socialist lawmaker, told a press conference on Wednesday at the site of the construction in Szabadság Square that until the referendum is held, all building ...
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Lick Wounds
- 7 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has not reached its goal of “putting a line under the past 24 years yet”, but support for the party is steadily growing, party leader Gábor Vona said late on Sunday. Jobbik has come close to the leftist Unity alliance in several wards, but fell short of achieving the breakthrough it had desired in individual constituencies, he said.
Századvég: Most Hungarian Voters Say Orbán - Mesterházy TV Debate Unnecessary
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians do not think it necessary for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Attila Mesterházy, prime minister candidate for the Unity opposition alliance, to hold a televised debate before the general election, the results of a fresh survey showed.
Current Election Law In Hungary Leaves Field Wide Open For Cheating, Says DK
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a grounded suspicion that several parties that managed to collect the necessary number of signatures for setting up national lists only did so by cheating, the leftist Democratic Coalition party said. Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány’s party, which belongs to the left-of-centre Unity opposition alliance, insisted that the ruling Fidesz party had created an election law for people ...
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Sees Chance For Leftist Victory Despite “Unfair” Election
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming elections will not be “free or fair” and will involve “a thousand frauds”, Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsány told a forum late on Monday, adding however that he was “nearly sure” that the leftist opposition could still win.