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LMP Calls On Government To Re-Establish Ties With West Instead Of ‘Eastern Opening’
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party calls on the government to re-establish relations with the western countries instead of further promoting its foreign policy of “opening to the east”, a party official said on Saturday.
No Matter Who Wins The Election, Hungary’s Border Fence Is Here To Stay
- 10 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
When the third Orbán government decided to erect a razor-wire fence on Hungary’s southern border to stop the influx of refugees in the summer of 2015, the move was met with a storm of indignation from opposition parties with the exception of radical right-wing party Jobbik.
LMP Faults City Leaders For ‘Poor Management’ Of Metro Replacement Service
- 7 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP says Budapest city leaders’ “poor management” of replacement bus service during the renovation of the third metro line could cause a “total collapse” of the capital’s public transport network. From Monday, the northern stretch of the line, between the Lehel ter station and the Újpest-Központ terminus, will be closed for a year.
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
DK Launches Signature Drive To Ban Votes From Beyond Border
- 2 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a signature drive to bar Hungarian citizens who have never lived in the country from voting, Ferenc Gyurcsány, the party’s leader, said. Those who have never lived in Hungary do not bear the consequences of their votes, Gyurcsány argued, adding that his party was not aiming to strip them of their citizenship.
Péter Balázs Offers To Be Joint Opposition Candidate For Prime Minister
- 31 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Péter Balázs would become a prime ministerial candidate of the left-wing opposition if suitable conditions arose, reports HírTV.
Fidesz: Scientology Church’s Request To Socialist Member Of Parliament ‘Astonishing’
- 27 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
It is “astonishing” that Church of Scientology has turned to the Socialist lawmaker who heads parliament’s national security committee, asking him to intercede on its behalf in connection with official procedures against the organisation, a ruling party lawmaker said on Thursday.
1956 – Former PM Gyurcsány: Government ‘Enemy’ Of Free Hungary
- 24 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), called the government an “enemy of the civic, European and free Hungary” at a ceremony marking Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising in 1956 and the sixth anniversary of the founding of DK on Monday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “regime itself is a lie”, Gyurcsány insisted.
Survey: Half Of Opposition Supporters Expect Orbán To Win In 2018
- 24 Oct 2017 8:57 AM
- current affairs
Almost two-thirds of all voters and half of opposition supporters expect that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will be re-elected in the 2018 elections, a survey by Nézőpont Institute shows.
LMP Calls On Government To Re-Establish Ties With West Instead Of ‘Eastern Opening’
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party calls on the government to re-establish relations with the western countries instead of further promoting its foreign policy of “opening to the east”, a party official said on Saturday.
No Matter Who Wins The Election, Hungary’s Border Fence Is Here To Stay
- 10 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
When the third Orbán government decided to erect a razor-wire fence on Hungary’s southern border to stop the influx of refugees in the summer of 2015, the move was met with a storm of indignation from opposition parties with the exception of radical right-wing party Jobbik.
LMP Faults City Leaders For ‘Poor Management’ Of Metro Replacement Service
- 7 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP says Budapest city leaders’ “poor management” of replacement bus service during the renovation of the third metro line could cause a “total collapse” of the capital’s public transport network. From Monday, the northern stretch of the line, between the Lehel ter station and the Újpest-Központ terminus, will be closed for a year.
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
DK Launches Signature Drive To Ban Votes From Beyond Border
- 2 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a signature drive to bar Hungarian citizens who have never lived in the country from voting, Ferenc Gyurcsány, the party’s leader, said. Those who have never lived in Hungary do not bear the consequences of their votes, Gyurcsány argued, adding that his party was not aiming to strip them of their citizenship.
Péter Balázs Offers To Be Joint Opposition Candidate For Prime Minister
- 31 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Péter Balázs would become a prime ministerial candidate of the left-wing opposition if suitable conditions arose, reports HírTV.
Fidesz: Scientology Church’s Request To Socialist Member Of Parliament ‘Astonishing’
- 27 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
It is “astonishing” that Church of Scientology has turned to the Socialist lawmaker who heads parliament’s national security committee, asking him to intercede on its behalf in connection with official procedures against the organisation, a ruling party lawmaker said on Thursday.
1956 – Former PM Gyurcsány: Government ‘Enemy’ Of Free Hungary
- 24 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), called the government an “enemy of the civic, European and free Hungary” at a ceremony marking Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising in 1956 and the sixth anniversary of the founding of DK on Monday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “regime itself is a lie”, Gyurcsány insisted.
Survey: Half Of Opposition Supporters Expect Orbán To Win In 2018
- 24 Oct 2017 8:57 AM
- current affairs
Almost two-thirds of all voters and half of opposition supporters expect that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will be re-elected in the 2018 elections, a survey by Nézőpont Institute shows.