1,292 result(s) for opposition parties
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.
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: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Chinese Buying Residency Bonds In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Some 20 Chinese nationals have requested residence permits in Hungary by investing in residency bonds, said Lian Wang, managing director of the Hungary State Special Fund, which handles the transactions.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Xpat Opinion: Marginal Opposition In Hungary Is Small But Heterogeneous
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative analyst suggests that the LMP is gathering people with surprisingly disparate opinions, but they have one thing in common: they all risk not making it into the new parliament next year.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.
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.
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: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Chinese Buying Residency Bonds In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Some 20 Chinese nationals have requested residence permits in Hungary by investing in residency bonds, said Lian Wang, managing director of the Hungary State Special Fund, which handles the transactions.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Xpat Opinion: Marginal Opposition In Hungary Is Small But Heterogeneous
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative analyst suggests that the LMP is gathering people with surprisingly disparate opinions, but they have one thing in common: they all risk not making it into the new parliament next year.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.