499 result(s) for parliamentary elections
Xpat Opinion: Brexit In Hungarian Media: What Comes Next?
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the implications of Brexit for the EU, and try to guess what it all means for Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Former OSCE Election Commissioner Calls On Hungarian Opposition To Boycott 2018 Election
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of Sándor Szénási’s interview with Miklós Haraszti appearing in the May 12th, 2016 edition of 168 Óra under the title Bokottra Fel? Az ellenzék veszekedési kényszere (“Boycott? The opposition is forced to lose”).
Video: Bill Clinton Says Hungary And Poland Want Putin-Like Regimes
- 26 May 2016 6:30 AM
- current affairs
President Bill Clinton made reference to Hungary in a speech delivered at a campaign event for his wife and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton this past weekend.
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Not Even Bill Clinton May Insult Hungarians With Impunity
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has stated that no one – not even former US President Bill Clinton – should feel he can insult Hungarians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade reacted to remarks by Mr. Clinton, in which he said that Poles and Hungarians can thank the United States and the Cold War for their freedom, but have now had enough of democracy, and want ...
Jobbik Wants Direct Presidential Elections
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed electing Hungary’s president by a direct vote and has invited the other four parliamentary parties to discuss the idea. Gábor Staudt, the party’s deputy group leader, said allowing voters to have a say in the president’s election would strengthen the office’s legitimacy.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parties Lose Ground In Slovakia
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian newspapers try to make sense of the chaotic political situation after the elections in Slovakia, and ponder what it means for relations between the two countries.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Xpat Opinion: Brexit In Hungarian Media: What Comes Next?
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the implications of Brexit for the EU, and try to guess what it all means for Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Former OSCE Election Commissioner Calls On Hungarian Opposition To Boycott 2018 Election
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of Sándor Szénási’s interview with Miklós Haraszti appearing in the May 12th, 2016 edition of 168 Óra under the title Bokottra Fel? Az ellenzék veszekedési kényszere (“Boycott? The opposition is forced to lose”).
Video: Bill Clinton Says Hungary And Poland Want Putin-Like Regimes
- 26 May 2016 6:30 AM
- current affairs
President Bill Clinton made reference to Hungary in a speech delivered at a campaign event for his wife and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton this past weekend.
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Not Even Bill Clinton May Insult Hungarians With Impunity
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has stated that no one – not even former US President Bill Clinton – should feel he can insult Hungarians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade reacted to remarks by Mr. Clinton, in which he said that Poles and Hungarians can thank the United States and the Cold War for their freedom, but have now had enough of democracy, and want ...
Jobbik Wants Direct Presidential Elections
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed electing Hungary’s president by a direct vote and has invited the other four parliamentary parties to discuss the idea. Gábor Staudt, the party’s deputy group leader, said allowing voters to have a say in the president’s election would strengthen the office’s legitimacy.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parties Lose Ground In Slovakia
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian newspapers try to make sense of the chaotic political situation after the elections in Slovakia, and ponder what it means for relations between the two countries.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.