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Hungary’s Socialists Mulling Candidates For Leadership
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several names have emerged as possible candidates to succeed Attila Mesterházy as the leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Mesterházy resigned from the post on Thursday and said he would stay away from party elections. He said he would assume full responsibility for his party’s crushing defeats in the general and EP elections.
Hungary's Socialist Party Leader Mesterházy Quits Top Party Positions
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy on Thursday definitively resigned his posts as party president and caucus leader of the Socialist Party, and indicated that he will not be a candidate in the next election of a party leader.
Hungarian Parties React To Mesterházy Resignation
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy on Thursday resigned as Socialist Party leader and parliamentary group leader. The 40-year-old politician said he would not compete for the post of party leader in the upcoming re-election of officials.
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Hungary’s Socialists To Have New Leaders By Mid-Summer, Says Mesterházy
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party can elect a new presidium by mid-July if the board approves the resignation of its current leaders, Attila Mesterházy, the party’s leader, told commercial broadcaster ATV on Monday. The presidium offered its resignation after the Socialists’ poor showing in the European elections on Sunday.
Govt Spokes Criticises SPD Leader’s Comment On Fidesz
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesman András Giró-Szász criticised Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), for calling Fidesz an anti- European and populist party. Gabriel called on the conservative forces to make it clear that anti-EU and populist right-wing parties, such as Fidesz and Forza Italia, have no place in the European People’s Party.
Orbán: Hungarians Worried About EU Interference
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are worried about European Union “interference” in Hungary’s affairs, and they are right to be, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a television interview on Saturday. Orbán told commercial broadcaster Hír TV that the ruling alliance of the Fidesz party and Christian Democrats represented the European centre ground because it sees Hungary’s future inside Europe, but “we don’t want to ...
Hungary’s Socialist Lick Wounds, Rivals Satisfied
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy said that the party’s presidium would offer its resignation to the board after the party’s poor EP election showing. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has managed to meet its goal in the European election, becoming Hungary’s second power, party leader Gábor Vona declared.
Hungary’s Fidesz To Have “Strong Mandate ” In EP
- 26 May 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz-Christian Democrats will have a strong mandate in Brussels in the next cycle, the alliance’s list-leader Ildikó Gáll Pelcz said, after her party won Sunday’s European elections. Pelcz said the turnout in Hungary had been good in a regional comparison and considering that the general election had been held just a month ago.
Hungary’s Socialists Mulling Candidates For Leadership
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several names have emerged as possible candidates to succeed Attila Mesterházy as the leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Mesterházy resigned from the post on Thursday and said he would stay away from party elections. He said he would assume full responsibility for his party’s crushing defeats in the general and EP elections.
Hungary's Socialist Party Leader Mesterházy Quits Top Party Positions
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy on Thursday definitively resigned his posts as party president and caucus leader of the Socialist Party, and indicated that he will not be a candidate in the next election of a party leader.
Hungarian Parties React To Mesterházy Resignation
- 30 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy on Thursday resigned as Socialist Party leader and parliamentary group leader. The 40-year-old politician said he would not compete for the post of party leader in the upcoming re-election of officials.
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Hungary’s Socialists To Have New Leaders By Mid-Summer, Says Mesterházy
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party can elect a new presidium by mid-July if the board approves the resignation of its current leaders, Attila Mesterházy, the party’s leader, told commercial broadcaster ATV on Monday. The presidium offered its resignation after the Socialists’ poor showing in the European elections on Sunday.
Govt Spokes Criticises SPD Leader’s Comment On Fidesz
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesman András Giró-Szász criticised Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), for calling Fidesz an anti- European and populist party. Gabriel called on the conservative forces to make it clear that anti-EU and populist right-wing parties, such as Fidesz and Forza Italia, have no place in the European People’s Party.
Orbán: Hungarians Worried About EU Interference
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are worried about European Union “interference” in Hungary’s affairs, and they are right to be, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a television interview on Saturday. Orbán told commercial broadcaster Hír TV that the ruling alliance of the Fidesz party and Christian Democrats represented the European centre ground because it sees Hungary’s future inside Europe, but “we don’t want to ...
Hungary’s Socialist Lick Wounds, Rivals Satisfied
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy said that the party’s presidium would offer its resignation to the board after the party’s poor EP election showing. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has managed to meet its goal in the European election, becoming Hungary’s second power, party leader Gábor Vona declared.
Hungary’s Fidesz To Have “Strong Mandate ” In EP
- 26 May 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz-Christian Democrats will have a strong mandate in Brussels in the next cycle, the alliance’s list-leader Ildikó Gáll Pelcz said, after her party won Sunday’s European elections. Pelcz said the turnout in Hungary had been good in a regional comparison and considering that the general election had been held just a month ago.