174 result(s) for opposition pm candidate
Xpat Opinion: Trump And Clinton In The Spotlight
- 3 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist thinks that although Prime Minister Orbán is leaning towards Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton is preferable for the world because she is moderate and experienced. A conservative commentator believes that both are poor candidates, but Trump may perhaps change American foreign policy for the better.
Hungarian Party DK Frowns On PM For Backing Trump
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Donald Trump, if elected US president, would bring about destabilisation in Europe, Attila Ara-Kovács, of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. The head of DK’s foreign affairs cabinet referred to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Saturday “coming out” as a Trump supporter, and said the move was “not surprising”.
Opposition Parties Slam Orbán Over Baile Tusnád Speech
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist party president Gyula Molnár said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech in Baile Tusnád was further evidence that the migrant quota referendum scheduled for October was really about preparing the ground for Hungary to withdraw from the European Union.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány’s Roadmap To Change Orbán's Government
- 26 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, the former prime minister of Hungary and chairman of the Democratic Coalition (DK), released a 20-page political pamphlet titled "Many for Hungary" (Sokak Magyarországért). "Many people hope that Orbán and his system would collapse under the weight of its own corruption, or be swept away by an international financial or political crisis.
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ruling Party Loses Two Thirds Majority
- 26 Feb 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree in interpreting the outcome of the Veszprém by-election as a warning for the government and an encouragement to the opposition. In Népszava, editor Péter Németh believes that with their defeat of the Fidesz candidate, the voters of Veszprém have begun a process which will lead to the demise of PM Orbán.
Veszprém By-Election: Governing Parties Loose Two-Thirds Majority In Parliament
- 23 Feb 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Governing parties have lost their two-thirds majority in Parliament after a by-election held in the Veszprém constituency in western Hungary on Sunday was won by an independent candidate backed by left-wing parties.
Kész: Hungary’s City Veszprém “City Of Common Sense”
- 23 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Zoltán Kész, the independent candidate backed by the left-wing parties, said after his by-election win on Sunday that “Veszprém voters have done what the country had asked of them”. Lajos Némedi told a press conference late on Sunday that the results must be acknowledged and work must continue.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Xpat Opinion: Trump And Clinton In The Spotlight
- 3 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist thinks that although Prime Minister Orbán is leaning towards Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton is preferable for the world because she is moderate and experienced. A conservative commentator believes that both are poor candidates, but Trump may perhaps change American foreign policy for the better.
Hungarian Party DK Frowns On PM For Backing Trump
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Donald Trump, if elected US president, would bring about destabilisation in Europe, Attila Ara-Kovács, of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. The head of DK’s foreign affairs cabinet referred to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Saturday “coming out” as a Trump supporter, and said the move was “not surprising”.
Opposition Parties Slam Orbán Over Baile Tusnád Speech
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist party president Gyula Molnár said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech in Baile Tusnád was further evidence that the migrant quota referendum scheduled for October was really about preparing the ground for Hungary to withdraw from the European Union.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány’s Roadmap To Change Orbán's Government
- 26 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, the former prime minister of Hungary and chairman of the Democratic Coalition (DK), released a 20-page political pamphlet titled "Many for Hungary" (Sokak Magyarországért). "Many people hope that Orbán and his system would collapse under the weight of its own corruption, or be swept away by an international financial or political crisis.
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ruling Party Loses Two Thirds Majority
- 26 Feb 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree in interpreting the outcome of the Veszprém by-election as a warning for the government and an encouragement to the opposition. In Népszava, editor Péter Németh believes that with their defeat of the Fidesz candidate, the voters of Veszprém have begun a process which will lead to the demise of PM Orbán.
Veszprém By-Election: Governing Parties Loose Two-Thirds Majority In Parliament
- 23 Feb 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Governing parties have lost their two-thirds majority in Parliament after a by-election held in the Veszprém constituency in western Hungary on Sunday was won by an independent candidate backed by left-wing parties.
Kész: Hungary’s City Veszprém “City Of Common Sense”
- 23 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Zoltán Kész, the independent candidate backed by the left-wing parties, said after his by-election win on Sunday that “Veszprém voters have done what the country had asked of them”. Lajos Némedi told a press conference late on Sunday that the results must be acknowledged and work must continue.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows: