3,447 result(s) for opposition
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
Xpat Opinion: More Doubtful Reactions To Former Hungarian PM’s Comeback
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A libertarian columnist thinks the opposition is not ready to introduce measures that would save the country. Therefore Bajnai will be their hostage. A centrist analyst says Bajnai has no other choice than to take the opportunity of an opposition rally to present himself. A former Free Democrat party chairman thinks the opposition has little time left to agree on a joint strategy and leading ...
Xpat Opinion: Will October 23rd Demonstrations Be A Showdown Between Pro- And Anti-Government Forces In Hungary?
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist argues that with former Prime Minister Bajnai on the stage, anti-government demonstrators may draw the crowds, but pure hatred does not equal a political alternative. A left-of-centre journalist celebrates an occasion on which anti-Fidesz forces start to coalesce around a single candidate.
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's MSZP’s Vision Of The Future: “The Left, Hope, And Strength”
- 4 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that MSZP’s leaked “working paper” has become available we have a better idea of what the party leaders have in mind as far as strategy is concerned. Although the MSZP politicians I heard speak about the document emphasized that naturally this is not the final word on the strategy the party will follow in the next year and a half, after reading the text I think it is fairly clear where the ...
Opposition Groups Closer To Unity In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the Socialist Party, the Democratic Coalition and the Solidarity movement consider themselves committed to joining forces at the next parliamentary elections to defeat the government, they told a forum in Budapest Thursday evening.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
Xpat Opinion: More Doubtful Reactions To Former Hungarian PM’s Comeback
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A libertarian columnist thinks the opposition is not ready to introduce measures that would save the country. Therefore Bajnai will be their hostage. A centrist analyst says Bajnai has no other choice than to take the opportunity of an opposition rally to present himself. A former Free Democrat party chairman thinks the opposition has little time left to agree on a joint strategy and leading ...
Xpat Opinion: Will October 23rd Demonstrations Be A Showdown Between Pro- And Anti-Government Forces In Hungary?
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist argues that with former Prime Minister Bajnai on the stage, anti-government demonstrators may draw the crowds, but pure hatred does not equal a political alternative. A left-of-centre journalist celebrates an occasion on which anti-Fidesz forces start to coalesce around a single candidate.
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's MSZP’s Vision Of The Future: “The Left, Hope, And Strength”
- 4 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that MSZP’s leaked “working paper” has become available we have a better idea of what the party leaders have in mind as far as strategy is concerned. Although the MSZP politicians I heard speak about the document emphasized that naturally this is not the final word on the strategy the party will follow in the next year and a half, after reading the text I think it is fairly clear where the ...
Opposition Groups Closer To Unity In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the Socialist Party, the Democratic Coalition and the Solidarity movement consider themselves committed to joining forces at the next parliamentary elections to defeat the government, they told a forum in Budapest Thursday evening.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.















