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Opposition Party Comments On Hungary’s PM Orbán’s Speech
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Main opposition Socialist leader and PMcandidate of the left-wing Unity party alliance Attila Mesterházy described Orbán’s state-of-the-nation address as “a mendacious and cowardly speech” which had nothing to do with reality and people’s current problems.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Rogán Urges Hungary’s Socialist Leader To Weigh In On Simon Case
- 11 Feb 2014 3:49 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, has called on the leader of the Socialist Party to help clear up the Simon case of undeclared assets. Rogán said today that the only logical explanation for why former Socialist deputy leader Gábor Simon “failed to find the right box in the form where his funds had to be listed” is that the “mysterious millions held in ...
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Leading Socialist MP’s Secret Bank Account Unearthed
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators call on the MSZP to disown its corrupt politicians, after a pro-government daily unveiled a secret bank account with hundreds of millions of undeclared funds possessed by Socialist Vice Chairman Gábor Simon. The leading left-wing daily adds that the scandal further diminishes the chances of the left at the election in April.
Party Reactions To Hungary’s Socialist Assets Allegations
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists will decide on Thursday, after hearing Simon, on the official’s future in the party. Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy, who is to return from Washington on Thursday, and the national presidium and steering committees will discuss the situation and take a stand, spokesman Gábor Veres said.
Hungary’s Opposition Needs 2/3rds Participation Rate To Win Power
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s campaign chief, Zsolt Molnár, said that it would be impossible to unseat the Fidesz government without a two-thirds participation rate in the April 6 general election. Molnár was speaking at a conference organised by the Republikon Institute, a political think-tank, on the spring election.
Socialist Deputy Leader In Hungary Suspends Party Membership
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Simon, deputy leader of the opposition Socialists, has suspended his party membership and all positions held within the party. The move was initiated by the Socialist leadership after daily Magyar Nemzet reported that Simon has undeclared assets held in an Austrian bank account.
Orbán Discusses Ukraine, US - Hungary Relations With US Senator McCain
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain had talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and opposition leaders in Budapest on Friday. McCain, on a one-day visit to Hungary heading a bipartisan delegation composed of two senators and six congressmen, told a news conference he had assured Orbán and opposition politicians that the United States would remain a committed ally and friend of Hungary.
Opposition Party Comments On Hungary’s PM Orbán’s Speech
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Main opposition Socialist leader and PMcandidate of the left-wing Unity party alliance Attila Mesterházy described Orbán’s state-of-the-nation address as “a mendacious and cowardly speech” which had nothing to do with reality and people’s current problems.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Rogán Urges Hungary’s Socialist Leader To Weigh In On Simon Case
- 11 Feb 2014 3:49 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, has called on the leader of the Socialist Party to help clear up the Simon case of undeclared assets. Rogán said today that the only logical explanation for why former Socialist deputy leader Gábor Simon “failed to find the right box in the form where his funds had to be listed” is that the “mysterious millions held in ...
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Leading Socialist MP’s Secret Bank Account Unearthed
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators call on the MSZP to disown its corrupt politicians, after a pro-government daily unveiled a secret bank account with hundreds of millions of undeclared funds possessed by Socialist Vice Chairman Gábor Simon. The leading left-wing daily adds that the scandal further diminishes the chances of the left at the election in April.
Party Reactions To Hungary’s Socialist Assets Allegations
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists will decide on Thursday, after hearing Simon, on the official’s future in the party. Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy, who is to return from Washington on Thursday, and the national presidium and steering committees will discuss the situation and take a stand, spokesman Gábor Veres said.
Hungary’s Opposition Needs 2/3rds Participation Rate To Win Power
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s campaign chief, Zsolt Molnár, said that it would be impossible to unseat the Fidesz government without a two-thirds participation rate in the April 6 general election. Molnár was speaking at a conference organised by the Republikon Institute, a political think-tank, on the spring election.
Socialist Deputy Leader In Hungary Suspends Party Membership
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Simon, deputy leader of the opposition Socialists, has suspended his party membership and all positions held within the party. The move was initiated by the Socialist leadership after daily Magyar Nemzet reported that Simon has undeclared assets held in an Austrian bank account.
Orbán Discusses Ukraine, US - Hungary Relations With US Senator McCain
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain had talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and opposition leaders in Budapest on Friday. McCain, on a one-day visit to Hungary heading a bipartisan delegation composed of two senators and six congressmen, told a news conference he had assured Orbán and opposition politicians that the United States would remain a committed ally and friend of Hungary.