209 result(s) for opposition party momentum
DK Will Run Alone In 2018 Election
- 3 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The board of Democratic Coalition (DK) has decided that the party will run alone in the 2018 elections, ending a protracted dispute between former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány’s party and the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) about a possible electoral alliance, reports Index.hu.
Socialists Have Proposal For Leftist Opposition Parties For 2018 Election
- 26 Sep 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party have a “generous proposal” for the “democratic opposition parties” concerning its party list for the 2018 parliamentary election, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition party said on Monday.
Parliament Votes To Extend Statute Of Limitations For Corruption Crimes To 12 Years
- 20 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The statute of limitations on corruption crimes will be raised to 12 years, lawmakers decided on Tuesday. The opposition Jobbik party’s proposal to amend the penal code was debated in a fast-track procedure and approved unanimously. The amendment will enter force within three days of its enactment.
Opinion: A First - Nine Opposition Parties Agree On Long-Range Healthcare Priorities
- 20 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today was an extraordinary day, one that few people believed would ever come to pass. All nine opposition parties, including Jobbik, signed onto a “national healthcare minimum,” a document that outlines the basic steps that must be taken to salvage the sinking ship of Hungarian healthcare. Fidesz was also invited to the discussions that preceded the final act of approval, but the government party ...
Campaign To Collect Signatures For Anti-Graft Referendum Gets Under Way
- 18 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A campaign to collect signatures for a referendum on extending the statute of limitations in the case of crimes involving corruption got under way at the weekend. Former LMP lawmaker Gábor Vágó initiated the campaign.
Momentum Welcomes Putin With Soviet-Era Street Signs And Newspaper Clippings
- 29 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Upstart opposition party Momentum welcomed Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to Budapest on Monday by placing large stickers over street signs to show the original communist-era names. Putin’s visit coincides with the opening ceremony of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships. Media reports suggest he will use the occasion to meet privately with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Local Opinion: Momentum Launches Action Group
- 23 Aug 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing analyst suggests that the Momentum party’s grassroots action plan emulates the Fidesz civic circles of the early 2000s and will prove counterproductive. The leading pro-government daily suspects that Momentum’s scheme is financed by George Soros.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Opposition Parties Coordinate About “National Minimum” In Healthcare
- 31 Jul 2017 9:18 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition political parties attended the first coordination meeting to establish a “national minimum” of the most needed reforms to the struggling public healthcare system. The meeting was arranged by former Hungarian Democratic Forum MP and healthcare policy maker Gyula Kincses, reports daily Népszava.
DK Will Run Alone In 2018 Election
- 3 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The board of Democratic Coalition (DK) has decided that the party will run alone in the 2018 elections, ending a protracted dispute between former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány’s party and the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) about a possible electoral alliance, reports Index.hu.
Socialists Have Proposal For Leftist Opposition Parties For 2018 Election
- 26 Sep 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party have a “generous proposal” for the “democratic opposition parties” concerning its party list for the 2018 parliamentary election, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition party said on Monday.
Parliament Votes To Extend Statute Of Limitations For Corruption Crimes To 12 Years
- 20 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The statute of limitations on corruption crimes will be raised to 12 years, lawmakers decided on Tuesday. The opposition Jobbik party’s proposal to amend the penal code was debated in a fast-track procedure and approved unanimously. The amendment will enter force within three days of its enactment.
Opinion: A First - Nine Opposition Parties Agree On Long-Range Healthcare Priorities
- 20 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today was an extraordinary day, one that few people believed would ever come to pass. All nine opposition parties, including Jobbik, signed onto a “national healthcare minimum,” a document that outlines the basic steps that must be taken to salvage the sinking ship of Hungarian healthcare. Fidesz was also invited to the discussions that preceded the final act of approval, but the government party ...
Campaign To Collect Signatures For Anti-Graft Referendum Gets Under Way
- 18 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A campaign to collect signatures for a referendum on extending the statute of limitations in the case of crimes involving corruption got under way at the weekend. Former LMP lawmaker Gábor Vágó initiated the campaign.
Momentum Welcomes Putin With Soviet-Era Street Signs And Newspaper Clippings
- 29 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Upstart opposition party Momentum welcomed Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to Budapest on Monday by placing large stickers over street signs to show the original communist-era names. Putin’s visit coincides with the opening ceremony of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships. Media reports suggest he will use the occasion to meet privately with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Local Opinion: Momentum Launches Action Group
- 23 Aug 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing analyst suggests that the Momentum party’s grassroots action plan emulates the Fidesz civic circles of the early 2000s and will prove counterproductive. The leading pro-government daily suspects that Momentum’s scheme is financed by George Soros.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Opposition Parties Coordinate About “National Minimum” In Healthcare
- 31 Jul 2017 9:18 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition political parties attended the first coordination meeting to establish a “national minimum” of the most needed reforms to the struggling public healthcare system. The meeting was arranged by former Hungarian Democratic Forum MP and healthcare policy maker Gyula Kincses, reports daily Népszava.


















