1,015 result(s) for lmp
Survey: Majority Of Voters Satisfied With Referendum Outcome
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarian voters are satisfied with the result of the Oct. 2 referendum on EU migrant quotas and support amending the constitution, according to a survey by pollster Századvég. Fully 54% of the survey’s respondents said they were satisfied with Sunday’s result and altogether 68% said they agreed with the prime minister’s proposal to amend Hungary’s constitution.
Fidesz Lawmakers Authorise PM To Sign CETA
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Lajos Kósa, the head of Fidesz’s parliamentary group, said Fidesz lawmakers authorised the prime minister to give Hungary’s consent to the start of talks on an EU-Canada free trade deal. Kósa said that no temporary measures would take effect under the CETA deal which would require Hungary’s authorisation.
LMP: Quota Referendum ‘Complete Failure’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas was a “complete failure” and “damaging”, co-leaders of the opposition LMP party told a press conference. Bernadett Szél said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “set up a trap for himself”. The invalid vote weakens the government’s standing, she added.
Opposition, Govt At Odds Over Whether Budapest Terrorist Logistics Hub
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was used as a transit country by terrorists collaborating in the Brussels and Paris attacks, but they never used any city as a logistics base, the (Socialist) head of Hungarian parliament’s national security committee said after hearing a report from police leaders.
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.
Foreign Ministry Official: CETA ‘Good Pact’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
István Mikola, state secretary at the foreign ministry, said that Hungary needed free trade agreements so as not to be excluded from any world market.
Lack Of Opposition Delegates Increases Risk Of Fraud In October 2nd Referendum
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Low numbers of opposition delegates at polling stations on October 2nd significantly increases the risk of fraud in the migrant quota referendum, warns Political Capital election expert Robert László.
Study Shows Record Numbers Of Hungarians Going Abroad In Search Of Work
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
University graduates are leaving Hungary in droves, reports daily online mno.hu citing a detailed study published by the Population Studies Institute of the Central Statistical Authority (KSH). The majority of those exiting are young, single men with above average education.
Survey: Majority Of Voters Satisfied With Referendum Outcome
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarian voters are satisfied with the result of the Oct. 2 referendum on EU migrant quotas and support amending the constitution, according to a survey by pollster Századvég. Fully 54% of the survey’s respondents said they were satisfied with Sunday’s result and altogether 68% said they agreed with the prime minister’s proposal to amend Hungary’s constitution.
Fidesz Lawmakers Authorise PM To Sign CETA
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Lajos Kósa, the head of Fidesz’s parliamentary group, said Fidesz lawmakers authorised the prime minister to give Hungary’s consent to the start of talks on an EU-Canada free trade deal. Kósa said that no temporary measures would take effect under the CETA deal which would require Hungary’s authorisation.
LMP: Quota Referendum ‘Complete Failure’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas was a “complete failure” and “damaging”, co-leaders of the opposition LMP party told a press conference. Bernadett Szél said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “set up a trap for himself”. The invalid vote weakens the government’s standing, she added.
Opposition, Govt At Odds Over Whether Budapest Terrorist Logistics Hub
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was used as a transit country by terrorists collaborating in the Brussels and Paris attacks, but they never used any city as a logistics base, the (Socialist) head of Hungarian parliament’s national security committee said after hearing a report from police leaders.
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.
Foreign Ministry Official: CETA ‘Good Pact’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
István Mikola, state secretary at the foreign ministry, said that Hungary needed free trade agreements so as not to be excluded from any world market.
Lack Of Opposition Delegates Increases Risk Of Fraud In October 2nd Referendum
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Low numbers of opposition delegates at polling stations on October 2nd significantly increases the risk of fraud in the migrant quota referendum, warns Political Capital election expert Robert László.
Study Shows Record Numbers Of Hungarians Going Abroad In Search Of Work
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
University graduates are leaving Hungary in droves, reports daily online mno.hu citing a detailed study published by the Population Studies Institute of the Central Statistical Authority (KSH). The majority of those exiting are young, single men with above average education.