653 result(s) for liberal party
István Tarlós To Run Again For Budapest Mayor
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has nominated Budapest mayor István Tarlós to run again for the post in the autumn municipal elections. Lajos Kósa, Fidesz’s deputy chairman, told a press conference after a session of the party’s national board that a key expectation of the mayor was his ability to cooperate on European Union financed developments.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Take Oaths In New Parliament
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s 199 lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. Ruling party Fidesz has 117 deputies, its Christian Democrat ally 16 lawmakers, the opposition Socialists 29, radical nationalist Jobbik 23 and green LMP 5 deputies.
Áder, Orbán To Address Hungary’s Founding Parlt Session
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will open the founding session of the new 199-member parliament today at 10am. He will propose that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should retain his post. Orbán will also address the session. The parliamentary speaker will be elected in a secret vote and he will then take his oath. This will be followed by the election of five deputy speakers and ten notaries.
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.
New Hungarian Parliament To Hold Sessions Until July
- 24 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new parliament is likely to sit for sessions well into the summer, Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, said.The founding session of the new 199-seat parliament will be held on May 6 and weekly sessions could last through July, Gulyás told public television. He said a new parliamentary committee for legislation will be set up with 39 members, larger than the other committees.
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Xpat Opinion: Hungay's Post-Election Analyses From Two Different Worlds
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sometimes, it’s like two different worlds. Hungarian voters re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on April 6th, and over the last several days we’ve been treated to many vivid, post-game analyses.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
István Tarlós To Run Again For Budapest Mayor
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has nominated Budapest mayor István Tarlós to run again for the post in the autumn municipal elections. Lajos Kósa, Fidesz’s deputy chairman, told a press conference after a session of the party’s national board that a key expectation of the mayor was his ability to cooperate on European Union financed developments.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Take Oaths In New Parliament
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s 199 lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. Ruling party Fidesz has 117 deputies, its Christian Democrat ally 16 lawmakers, the opposition Socialists 29, radical nationalist Jobbik 23 and green LMP 5 deputies.
Áder, Orbán To Address Hungary’s Founding Parlt Session
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will open the founding session of the new 199-member parliament today at 10am. He will propose that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should retain his post. Orbán will also address the session. The parliamentary speaker will be elected in a secret vote and he will then take his oath. This will be followed by the election of five deputy speakers and ten notaries.
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.
New Hungarian Parliament To Hold Sessions Until July
- 24 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new parliament is likely to sit for sessions well into the summer, Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, said.The founding session of the new 199-seat parliament will be held on May 6 and weekly sessions could last through July, Gulyás told public television. He said a new parliamentary committee for legislation will be set up with 39 members, larger than the other committees.
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Xpat Opinion: Hungay's Post-Election Analyses From Two Different Worlds
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sometimes, it’s like two different worlds. Hungarian voters re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on April 6th, and over the last several days we’ve been treated to many vivid, post-game analyses.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?