2,166 result(s) for opposition party
Ruling Fidesz Denies Plans To Reintroduce Sunday Shopping Restriction
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Ruling Fidesz will submit a proposal on Sunday shopping regulations in the autumn but contrary to opposition Socialist claims it will not involve the reintroduction of Sunday shopping restrictions, the party’s group leader said on Wednesday.
LMP: Socialists Wrong To Sit Out Election Law Amendment Talks
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party was wrong to stay away from a meeting parliamentary parties held earlier this week to discuss a possible amendment to Hungary’s election law, green opposition LMP said. Representatives of ruling Fidesz, radical nationalist Jobbik and LMP met on Monday for talks on the possibility of changing the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying ...
Socialists: Refusal To Vote At Oct Referendum Means “Stay In Europe”
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Those who stay at home on October 2 will stay in Europe”, the opposition Socialists said in a single-sentence response to the ruling parties calling on the left wing to make their position clear about the resettlement of migrants.
HR Ministry Rejects Corruption Allegations
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry rejected allegations by the opposition Socialist Party that it was involved in a scheme to take bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for favours in their bids for EU money. Political weekly 168 Óra said last week that in 2015 Fidesz MP Roland Mengyi had solicited bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for preferential treatment in the bidding process for ...
Opposition Parties Maintain Stance On Postal Voting Rules
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The two opposition parties that took part in a meeting of the parliamentary parties to discuss the possibility of changing Hungary’s election law maintained their stance that Hungarians working or studying abroad should be allowed to vote in elections by mail.
Xpat Opinion: A Woman Prime Minister For Hungary?
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A surprising number of listeners, mostly men, to György Bolgár’s call-in program on Klubrádió keep suggesting that what Hungary needs today is a woman as prime minister. My first thought was that the reason for this unexpected enthusiasm for a woman to lead the country is the undeniable failure of the Hungarian political elite in the last 25 years.
Socialists Plan To Name PM Candidate Next Summer
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party plans to name its candidate for prime minister sometime during the summer of 2017, party leader Gyula Molnár said at a press conference in Békéscsaba, in southeast Hungary. Molnár suggested that his party would fare better in the 2018 general election if it nominated a credible “outsider” for prime minister instead of someone from within the party.
Opposition Parties Want All Hungarians To Be Able To Vote By Mail In Oct Referendum
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP and the Liberal Party spoke out against a clause in Hungary’s election law that says Hungarians who have a permanent address in the country but are abroad on the day of an election or referendum can only vote at a Hungarian embassy or consular office near them but allows ethnic Hungarians living beyond the border to vote by mail.
Socialists: Allow All Hungarians Abroad To Vote By Mail
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have called on the government to ensure that every Hungarian living outside the country can participate in the Oct. 2 referendum without hindrance.
Ruling Fidesz Denies Plans To Reintroduce Sunday Shopping Restriction
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Ruling Fidesz will submit a proposal on Sunday shopping regulations in the autumn but contrary to opposition Socialist claims it will not involve the reintroduction of Sunday shopping restrictions, the party’s group leader said on Wednesday.
LMP: Socialists Wrong To Sit Out Election Law Amendment Talks
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party was wrong to stay away from a meeting parliamentary parties held earlier this week to discuss a possible amendment to Hungary’s election law, green opposition LMP said. Representatives of ruling Fidesz, radical nationalist Jobbik and LMP met on Monday for talks on the possibility of changing the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying ...
Socialists: Refusal To Vote At Oct Referendum Means “Stay In Europe”
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Those who stay at home on October 2 will stay in Europe”, the opposition Socialists said in a single-sentence response to the ruling parties calling on the left wing to make their position clear about the resettlement of migrants.
HR Ministry Rejects Corruption Allegations
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry rejected allegations by the opposition Socialist Party that it was involved in a scheme to take bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for favours in their bids for EU money. Political weekly 168 Óra said last week that in 2015 Fidesz MP Roland Mengyi had solicited bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for preferential treatment in the bidding process for ...
Opposition Parties Maintain Stance On Postal Voting Rules
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The two opposition parties that took part in a meeting of the parliamentary parties to discuss the possibility of changing Hungary’s election law maintained their stance that Hungarians working or studying abroad should be allowed to vote in elections by mail.
Xpat Opinion: A Woman Prime Minister For Hungary?
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A surprising number of listeners, mostly men, to György Bolgár’s call-in program on Klubrádió keep suggesting that what Hungary needs today is a woman as prime minister. My first thought was that the reason for this unexpected enthusiasm for a woman to lead the country is the undeniable failure of the Hungarian political elite in the last 25 years.
Socialists Plan To Name PM Candidate Next Summer
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party plans to name its candidate for prime minister sometime during the summer of 2017, party leader Gyula Molnár said at a press conference in Békéscsaba, in southeast Hungary. Molnár suggested that his party would fare better in the 2018 general election if it nominated a credible “outsider” for prime minister instead of someone from within the party.
Opposition Parties Want All Hungarians To Be Able To Vote By Mail In Oct Referendum
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP and the Liberal Party spoke out against a clause in Hungary’s election law that says Hungarians who have a permanent address in the country but are abroad on the day of an election or referendum can only vote at a Hungarian embassy or consular office near them but allows ethnic Hungarians living beyond the border to vote by mail.
Socialists: Allow All Hungarians Abroad To Vote By Mail
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have called on the government to ensure that every Hungarian living outside the country can participate in the Oct. 2 referendum without hindrance.