3,270 result(s) for opposition
Magyar Opinion: A Conservative View On Hungary’s Poor PISA Performance
- 11 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative educational philosopher offers explanations for Hungary’s underperformance in the regular international competence test. He lists differences in educational traditions compared to western Europe, and the failure of efforts to improve education levels among the Roma, among the reasons.
Juhász To Become Chairman Of Egyutt (Together) Party
- 11 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Juhász, Együtt (Together) deputy chairman and District 5 assemblyman, will become the opposition party's leader after it holds its elections in February, reports index.hu. Current Együtt chairman Viktor Szigetvári has encouraged Együtt members to vote for Juhász to take over his post as they prepare for national elections in 2018.
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.
Official: Middle Class To Strengthen Through Wage Increase
- 3 Jan 2017 8:10 AM
- business
Wage increases will help strengthen the middle class and Hungary’s economy as a whole in the long term, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said. The economy has been on a path of growth for several years and projections show that the growth rate could reach 4% taking into account European Union tenders, he told public news channel M1.
Opinion: 2016: A Bitter Year For Hungary’s Left
- 2 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
In their end of the year opinion pieces, left-wing columnists paint a sad picture of the state of the world and Hungary within it.
Socialists, DK & Jobbik Cooperation Is The Only Way To Oust Orban, Former PM Medgyessy Says
- 2 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In a TV show on ATV, Dr. Péter Medgyessy, head of the Socialist-Liberal government from 2002 to 2004, said that the left-wing opposition parties face two options at the next parliamentary elections due in 2018: they remain in opposition, or the Socialists, leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) cooperate somehow with the nationalist Jobbik to oust the Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.
Former Intelligence Officials Promoting Russian Disinformation To Hungarian Public
- 29 Dec 2016 10:32 AM
- current affairs
Independent online daily 444.hu reported last week that Hungarian state media has been uncritically reporting Russian state propaganda, particularly events in Syria. In addition to Hungarian state media, former high-ranking Hungarian intelligence officials also appear to be directly promoting Russian disinformation to the Hungarian public.
"Annus Horribilis", Gyurcsány Sums Up 2016
- 29 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the Fidesz party and its "total political warfare it has started against Hungary", Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference. The former prime minister summed up the past year, declaring that 2016 had been an "annus horribilis" for Hungary.
Magyar Opinion: A Conservative View On Hungary’s Poor PISA Performance
- 11 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative educational philosopher offers explanations for Hungary’s underperformance in the regular international competence test. He lists differences in educational traditions compared to western Europe, and the failure of efforts to improve education levels among the Roma, among the reasons.
Juhász To Become Chairman Of Egyutt (Together) Party
- 11 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Juhász, Együtt (Together) deputy chairman and District 5 assemblyman, will become the opposition party's leader after it holds its elections in February, reports index.hu. Current Együtt chairman Viktor Szigetvári has encouraged Együtt members to vote for Juhász to take over his post as they prepare for national elections in 2018.
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.
Official: Middle Class To Strengthen Through Wage Increase
- 3 Jan 2017 8:10 AM
- business
Wage increases will help strengthen the middle class and Hungary’s economy as a whole in the long term, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said. The economy has been on a path of growth for several years and projections show that the growth rate could reach 4% taking into account European Union tenders, he told public news channel M1.
Opinion: 2016: A Bitter Year For Hungary’s Left
- 2 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
In their end of the year opinion pieces, left-wing columnists paint a sad picture of the state of the world and Hungary within it.
Socialists, DK & Jobbik Cooperation Is The Only Way To Oust Orban, Former PM Medgyessy Says
- 2 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In a TV show on ATV, Dr. Péter Medgyessy, head of the Socialist-Liberal government from 2002 to 2004, said that the left-wing opposition parties face two options at the next parliamentary elections due in 2018: they remain in opposition, or the Socialists, leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) cooperate somehow with the nationalist Jobbik to oust the Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.
Former Intelligence Officials Promoting Russian Disinformation To Hungarian Public
- 29 Dec 2016 10:32 AM
- current affairs
Independent online daily 444.hu reported last week that Hungarian state media has been uncritically reporting Russian state propaganda, particularly events in Syria. In addition to Hungarian state media, former high-ranking Hungarian intelligence officials also appear to be directly promoting Russian disinformation to the Hungarian public.
"Annus Horribilis", Gyurcsány Sums Up 2016
- 29 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the Fidesz party and its "total political warfare it has started against Hungary", Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference. The former prime minister summed up the past year, declaring that 2016 had been an "annus horribilis" for Hungary.