671 result(s) for opposition rule
Local Opinion: Corruption & Marital Violence As Campaign Issues
- 23 Feb 2018 9:20 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators try to make sense of a welter of accusations which appear to be central to the political campaigns ahead of the 8 April general election.
PM Orbán's State Of The Nation Speech: Hungary Has Forged National Independence
- 19 Feb 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In his 20th “state of the nation speech” assessing his government’s performance, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted that over 50% of the Hungarian banking sector was now “in the hands of the nation” and this was also true of the media.
Opposition Parties Propose Mandatory Debate For PM Candidates
- 13 Feb 2018 7:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The allied Socialist and Párbeszéd opposition parties have proposed a law amendment under which the two candidates for prime minister who have the highest chances of being elected would be obliged to debate publicly two days before the April 8 general election.
Socialists: Government Fails To Give Credible Account Of Border Protection Costs
- 15 Jan 2018 8:21 AM
- current affairs
The government has failed to provide a credible account of the extraordinary costs of border protection linked to the migration crisis, deputy head of parliament’s defence and police committee Tamás Harangozó, of the opposition Socialists, said on Friday.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Local Opinion: Analyst Predicts Lasting Fidesz Rule
- 11 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A conservative political scientist suspects that the government has a realistic chance of becoming a centrist force in Hungary which could dominate politics for a long time unchallenged by the opposition.
Local Opinion: Liberal Writer’s Speculations About PM Orbán’s Eventual Demise
- 10 Jan 2018 7:53 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist suggests that the liberal writer is advocating violence when he projects a future scenario in which the PM may have to choose between quitting or being killed. An alt-left commentator thinks the scenario Mr Konrad sketched is mistaken, but non-threatening.
DK Calls On V4 States To Decry ‘Scandalous’ Budapest Conference
- 4 Jan 2018 7:41 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition (DK) is turning to the governments of Visegrad Group members Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, asking them to distance themselves from the “scandalous” conference to be held under the title “The Future of Europe” in Budapest later in January, the deputy leader of the leftist opposition party said.
Local Opinion: Corruption & Marital Violence As Campaign Issues
- 23 Feb 2018 9:20 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators try to make sense of a welter of accusations which appear to be central to the political campaigns ahead of the 8 April general election.
PM Orbán's State Of The Nation Speech: Hungary Has Forged National Independence
- 19 Feb 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In his 20th “state of the nation speech” assessing his government’s performance, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted that over 50% of the Hungarian banking sector was now “in the hands of the nation” and this was also true of the media.
Opposition Parties Propose Mandatory Debate For PM Candidates
- 13 Feb 2018 7:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The allied Socialist and Párbeszéd opposition parties have proposed a law amendment under which the two candidates for prime minister who have the highest chances of being elected would be obliged to debate publicly two days before the April 8 general election.
Socialists: Government Fails To Give Credible Account Of Border Protection Costs
- 15 Jan 2018 8:21 AM
- current affairs
The government has failed to provide a credible account of the extraordinary costs of border protection linked to the migration crisis, deputy head of parliament’s defence and police committee Tamás Harangozó, of the opposition Socialists, said on Friday.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Local Opinion: Analyst Predicts Lasting Fidesz Rule
- 11 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A conservative political scientist suspects that the government has a realistic chance of becoming a centrist force in Hungary which could dominate politics for a long time unchallenged by the opposition.
Local Opinion: Liberal Writer’s Speculations About PM Orbán’s Eventual Demise
- 10 Jan 2018 7:53 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist suggests that the liberal writer is advocating violence when he projects a future scenario in which the PM may have to choose between quitting or being killed. An alt-left commentator thinks the scenario Mr Konrad sketched is mistaken, but non-threatening.
DK Calls On V4 States To Decry ‘Scandalous’ Budapest Conference
- 4 Jan 2018 7:41 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition (DK) is turning to the governments of Visegrad Group members Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, asking them to distance themselves from the “scandalous” conference to be held under the title “The Future of Europe” in Budapest later in January, the deputy leader of the leftist opposition party said.