3,447 result(s) for opposition
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.
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Pollster Gives Opposition A Chance In Hungary
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A change of government is possible next year if the opposition can mobilise undecided voters, a leading pollster said yesterday. Tibor Závecz, research director at Ipsos, told ATV that Fidesz has two million supporters, while the Socialists and the Together-Dialogue alliance have 1.5 million.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Victory Cannot Be Ruled Out In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 12:35 PM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator suggests that, weak as the left-wing opposition may seem, it would be too early to take its defeat at next year’s elections for granted. In his regular monthly analysis in Heti Válasz, Gábor G. Fodor is convinced that the numerous and disparate left-wing and liberal forces now fighting for a better bargaining position within the opposition alliance will end up joining ...
Xpat Opinion: More On The Magyar Gárda
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: My post late last week, ‘The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal,’ met with a strong reaction on my Facebook page. Most of it was in Hungarian, which, unfortunately, excludes many of the international readers, but let’s just say that some of the feedback was quite critical – and colorful in language. Some of the criticism picked at details. For instance, I said it was the government ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Public Opinion On Viktor Orbán’s “War Of Independence”
- 18 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is an open secret that some leading European politicians worry about adopting too stringent a stance toward the Orbán government in case of a backlash. Their fear, which is fed by the Hungarian government itself, is that too sharp a condemnation of Viktor Orbán and his regime might actually strengthen the prime minister’s hand and at the same time turn the majority of the population against ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Says Good-bye To IMF
- 16 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator thinks the government will eventually opt to repay the country’s outstanding debt to the IMF ahead of schedule, as such a feat would strengthen its position in the electoral race.
US Congressman Smith: New Hungarian Constitution & Laws Are ‘Amazing’
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Concluding a week where international news coverage of Hungary was dominated by a controversial debate in the European Parliament, a visitor to Budapest from another parliament, the U.S. Congress, had a different take on Hungary’s Fundamental Law and new legislation adopted by parliament since 2010.
Refugee Centre Meets Local Resistance In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new refugee centre will open near Vámosszabadi in Gyõr county in August, despite intense local opposition, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh confirmed yesterday. She told a heated town meeting that renovation of the property will be complete in two or three weeks, and that the first refugees are expected to arrive in August.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Pollster Gives Opposition A Chance In Hungary
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A change of government is possible next year if the opposition can mobilise undecided voters, a leading pollster said yesterday. Tibor Závecz, research director at Ipsos, told ATV that Fidesz has two million supporters, while the Socialists and the Together-Dialogue alliance have 1.5 million.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Victory Cannot Be Ruled Out In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 12:35 PM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator suggests that, weak as the left-wing opposition may seem, it would be too early to take its defeat at next year’s elections for granted. In his regular monthly analysis in Heti Válasz, Gábor G. Fodor is convinced that the numerous and disparate left-wing and liberal forces now fighting for a better bargaining position within the opposition alliance will end up joining ...
Xpat Opinion: More On The Magyar Gárda
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: My post late last week, ‘The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal,’ met with a strong reaction on my Facebook page. Most of it was in Hungarian, which, unfortunately, excludes many of the international readers, but let’s just say that some of the feedback was quite critical – and colorful in language. Some of the criticism picked at details. For instance, I said it was the government ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Public Opinion On Viktor Orbán’s “War Of Independence”
- 18 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is an open secret that some leading European politicians worry about adopting too stringent a stance toward the Orbán government in case of a backlash. Their fear, which is fed by the Hungarian government itself, is that too sharp a condemnation of Viktor Orbán and his regime might actually strengthen the prime minister’s hand and at the same time turn the majority of the population against ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Says Good-bye To IMF
- 16 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator thinks the government will eventually opt to repay the country’s outstanding debt to the IMF ahead of schedule, as such a feat would strengthen its position in the electoral race.
US Congressman Smith: New Hungarian Constitution & Laws Are ‘Amazing’
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Concluding a week where international news coverage of Hungary was dominated by a controversial debate in the European Parliament, a visitor to Budapest from another parliament, the U.S. Congress, had a different take on Hungary’s Fundamental Law and new legislation adopted by parliament since 2010.
Refugee Centre Meets Local Resistance In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new refugee centre will open near Vámosszabadi in Gyõr county in August, despite intense local opposition, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh confirmed yesterday. She told a heated town meeting that renovation of the property will be complete in two or three weeks, and that the first refugees are expected to arrive in August.