247 result(s) for opposition victory
Local Opinion: Orbán Rejects EU Pressure
- 14 Sep 2018 7:52 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After the Hungarian Prime Minister told the European Parliament that he will not yield to what he called ‘blackmail’, commentators weigh the pros and the cons of voting for or against the Sargentini report.
Local Opinion: More On PM Orbán’s Strategy Speech
- 31 Jul 2018 7:19 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators on the two sides of the political-cultural divide provide diametrically opposing interpretations of the Prime Minister’s customary annual address at the Fidesz founded Transylvanian ’Summer University’.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Candidates Win Budapest Local Elections
- 11 Jul 2018 10:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As Fidesz candidates win landslides in two Budapest district elections, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of fraudulent propaganda. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, thinks that the opposition parties have lost all their credibility.
Local Opinion: Simicska Sells His Businesses
- 9 Jul 2018 10:31 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing pundit describes the former Fidesz party treasurer as an emblematic figure of Hungary’s recent past. He suspects that his media empire may end up in pro-government hands.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Local Opinion: Therapies For A Left-Wing Recovery
- 2 May 2018 7:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Two weeks after the general election, commentators on both sides of the main political divide try to figure out whether the opposition parties will ever become a match for Fidesz or whether a new one can replace them.
New Parliament To Meet On May 8
- 19 Apr 2018 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
President János Áder (pictured on top) has called the first session of Hungary’s new parliament to be held on May 8, the president’s office said on Tuesday. He has asked Viktor Orbán, who topped the list of the Fidesz-Christian Democrats’ joint party list for the April 8 general election, to start talks on forming a government.
Local Opinion: Anti-Govt Protest In Budapest
- 17 Apr 2018 8:04 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks that Saturday’s rally showed the determination of opposition voters to stand up to Fidesz. A pro-government columnist finds opposition calls for a new election absurd.
Local Opinion: How Weeklies View Election Outcome
- 16 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
In their first issues after last Sunday’s election, the five nationwide opposition weeklies paint a desolate picture of Hungary’s future, while the two pro-government ones find that the crushing victory achieved by the government gives it unprecedented legitimacy.
Local Opinion: Orbán Rejects EU Pressure
- 14 Sep 2018 7:52 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After the Hungarian Prime Minister told the European Parliament that he will not yield to what he called ‘blackmail’, commentators weigh the pros and the cons of voting for or against the Sargentini report.
Local Opinion: More On PM Orbán’s Strategy Speech
- 31 Jul 2018 7:19 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators on the two sides of the political-cultural divide provide diametrically opposing interpretations of the Prime Minister’s customary annual address at the Fidesz founded Transylvanian ’Summer University’.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Candidates Win Budapest Local Elections
- 11 Jul 2018 10:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As Fidesz candidates win landslides in two Budapest district elections, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of fraudulent propaganda. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, thinks that the opposition parties have lost all their credibility.
Local Opinion: Simicska Sells His Businesses
- 9 Jul 2018 10:31 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing pundit describes the former Fidesz party treasurer as an emblematic figure of Hungary’s recent past. He suspects that his media empire may end up in pro-government hands.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Local Opinion: Therapies For A Left-Wing Recovery
- 2 May 2018 7:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Two weeks after the general election, commentators on both sides of the main political divide try to figure out whether the opposition parties will ever become a match for Fidesz or whether a new one can replace them.
New Parliament To Meet On May 8
- 19 Apr 2018 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
President János Áder (pictured on top) has called the first session of Hungary’s new parliament to be held on May 8, the president’s office said on Tuesday. He has asked Viktor Orbán, who topped the list of the Fidesz-Christian Democrats’ joint party list for the April 8 general election, to start talks on forming a government.
Local Opinion: Anti-Govt Protest In Budapest
- 17 Apr 2018 8:04 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks that Saturday’s rally showed the determination of opposition voters to stand up to Fidesz. A pro-government columnist finds opposition calls for a new election absurd.
Local Opinion: How Weeklies View Election Outcome
- 16 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
In their first issues after last Sunday’s election, the five nationwide opposition weeklies paint a desolate picture of Hungary’s future, while the two pro-government ones find that the crushing victory achieved by the government gives it unprecedented legitimacy.













