337 result(s) for mayor election
Hungary’s Baja Election Fraud Still Under Debate
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leak of a video implicating Fidesz in further electoral misconduct in Baja led to accusations and counter accusations over the weekend. A film recorded on October 12 and posted on website hvg.hu on Friday seemingly shows a Fidesz fixer handing over cash to Roma people in exchange for votes in the recent Baja repeated by-election, held after a court had found Fidesz guilty of electoral fraud.
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: Baja By-Election: Fidesz Wins, Amidst Mutual Recriminations In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing daily says the close call can be interpreted as a success for, as well as a threat to Fidesz in 2014, while a liberal commentator thinks the difference in votes is less important than the unprecedented “show of force” on the ground by Fidesz activists. A pro-government daily, on the other hand, accuses the united opposition of threats and unlawful behaviour in the campaign.
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
20th Jubilee International Book Festival, Millenáris Budapest 18–21 April
- 18 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The first International Book Festival in Budapest was held exactly twenty years ago by its founder, the Hungarian Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association.
Weather Wipes Out March 15 Events In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow and unusually cold weather conditions on Friday prompted the cancellation of most state-organised and opposition celebrations of the 1848-49 War of Independence. A few commemorations were held, mostly indoors.
Together Alleges Fidesz Vote Fraud In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement is filing a report with the authorities over a sound recording in which the county’s Roma council leader Tibor Ajtai and a member of the Fidesz county chapter discuss election fraud for the benefit of Fidesz-Christian Democrat mayoral candidate in Kiskunfélegyháza, Krisztián Kapus.
Administrative District Offices Formed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
District offices were reintroduced on 1 January (thirty years after the abolition of the system of administrative districts), within a new organisational structure and with new goals. There are 175 district offices outside Budapest, and twenty-three in the capital. These will carry out administrative tasks below county level.
Hungary’s Baja Election Fraud Still Under Debate
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leak of a video implicating Fidesz in further electoral misconduct in Baja led to accusations and counter accusations over the weekend. A film recorded on October 12 and posted on website hvg.hu on Friday seemingly shows a Fidesz fixer handing over cash to Roma people in exchange for votes in the recent Baja repeated by-election, held after a court had found Fidesz guilty of electoral fraud.
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: Baja By-Election: Fidesz Wins, Amidst Mutual Recriminations In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing daily says the close call can be interpreted as a success for, as well as a threat to Fidesz in 2014, while a liberal commentator thinks the difference in votes is less important than the unprecedented “show of force” on the ground by Fidesz activists. A pro-government daily, on the other hand, accuses the united opposition of threats and unlawful behaviour in the campaign.
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
20th Jubilee International Book Festival, Millenáris Budapest 18–21 April
- 18 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The first International Book Festival in Budapest was held exactly twenty years ago by its founder, the Hungarian Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association.
Weather Wipes Out March 15 Events In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow and unusually cold weather conditions on Friday prompted the cancellation of most state-organised and opposition celebrations of the 1848-49 War of Independence. A few commemorations were held, mostly indoors.
Together Alleges Fidesz Vote Fraud In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement is filing a report with the authorities over a sound recording in which the county’s Roma council leader Tibor Ajtai and a member of the Fidesz county chapter discuss election fraud for the benefit of Fidesz-Christian Democrat mayoral candidate in Kiskunfélegyháza, Krisztián Kapus.
Administrative District Offices Formed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
District offices were reintroduced on 1 January (thirty years after the abolition of the system of administrative districts), within a new organisational structure and with new goals. There are 175 district offices outside Budapest, and twenty-three in the capital. These will carry out administrative tasks below county level.