607 result(s) for local election
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parties Lose Ground In Slovakia
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian newspapers try to make sense of the chaotic political situation after the elections in Slovakia, and ponder what it means for relations between the two countries.
Kövér: CBank Foundations’ Assets Public Money
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The assets handled by foundations of the National Bank of Hungary are to be considered as public funds, László Kövér, Hungary’s House speaker, told the Hungarian Catholic Radio. “What else would they be?” Kövér answered a question in connection with a recent amendment under which the central bank could deny access to information on such funds because once donated to a foundation they would “lose ...
CEU Meetup: Budapest Users Of R-Network, 9 February
- 5 Feb 2016 7:09 AM
- specials
Political connections can have a profound influence on the success and profitability of firms. However, discovering these connections are difficult since firms typically try to hide their political ties from the public. We link data on local and parliamentary elections to administrative data about firms to create features that can be indicative of political connections.
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Fidesz May Not Support Budapest Mayor Tarlós In 2019
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Budapest mayor István Tarlós at their last meeting that he will not be the Fidesz party’s candidate for mayor at the 2019 local elections, an influential source told Népszabadság on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
Interview István Tarlós Mayor Of Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
István Tarlós, born in Budapest, is a Hungarian politician, Mayor of Budapest since 2010 and is currently the Fidesz’s candidate for the upcoming local government election of October, where he intends to become a two-term mayor of Budapest. In an interview for news portal mno.hu he talked about the new election system, the hot topics of the campaign and future of the city’s public sector.
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parties Lose Ground In Slovakia
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian newspapers try to make sense of the chaotic political situation after the elections in Slovakia, and ponder what it means for relations between the two countries.
Kövér: CBank Foundations’ Assets Public Money
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The assets handled by foundations of the National Bank of Hungary are to be considered as public funds, László Kövér, Hungary’s House speaker, told the Hungarian Catholic Radio. “What else would they be?” Kövér answered a question in connection with a recent amendment under which the central bank could deny access to information on such funds because once donated to a foundation they would “lose ...
CEU Meetup: Budapest Users Of R-Network, 9 February
- 5 Feb 2016 7:09 AM
- specials
Political connections can have a profound influence on the success and profitability of firms. However, discovering these connections are difficult since firms typically try to hide their political ties from the public. We link data on local and parliamentary elections to administrative data about firms to create features that can be indicative of political connections.
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Fidesz May Not Support Budapest Mayor Tarlós In 2019
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Budapest mayor István Tarlós at their last meeting that he will not be the Fidesz party’s candidate for mayor at the 2019 local elections, an influential source told Népszabadság on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
Interview István Tarlós Mayor Of Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
István Tarlós, born in Budapest, is a Hungarian politician, Mayor of Budapest since 2010 and is currently the Fidesz’s candidate for the upcoming local government election of October, where he intends to become a two-term mayor of Budapest. In an interview for news portal mno.hu he talked about the new election system, the hot topics of the campaign and future of the city’s public sector.
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.