1,950 result(s) for party leader
PM Candidate Karácsony Promises Equal Wages To Men & Women
- 9 Mar 2018 9:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Opposition Socialist-Párbeszéd prime ministerial candidate Gergely Karácsony promised to get the Istanbul Convention ratified and guarantee equal wages for men and women if he wins the upcoming general election.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
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.
Medián: Karácsony Is The Most Popular Opposition Prime Ministerial Candidate In Years
- 9 Feb 2018 10:23 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Dialogue for Hungary (PM) co-chair Gergely Karácsony (pictured) is the most popular opposition prime ministerial candidate in years, according to last week’s Medián poll, reports index.hu.
Gyurcsány Top Earner Among Political Leaders
- 5 Feb 2018 8:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány increased his wealth by 200 million forints (EUR 643,700) in 2017, making him the top earner among the leaders of Hungary’s parliamentary parties for the second year in a row, as revealed by the latest asset declarations of lawmakers.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Special Parlt Session On ‘Secretly Accepted’ Refugees Fails To Reach Quorum
- 31 Jan 2018 8:12 AM
- current affairs
A special session of parliament initiated by radical nationalist Jobbik to debate the “secret acceptance” of 2,300 refugees in the last three years failed to reach quorum on Tuesday because lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session.
PM Candidate Karácsony Promises Equal Wages To Men & Women
- 9 Mar 2018 9:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Opposition Socialist-Párbeszéd prime ministerial candidate Gergely Karácsony promised to get the Istanbul Convention ratified and guarantee equal wages for men and women if he wins the upcoming general election.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
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.
Medián: Karácsony Is The Most Popular Opposition Prime Ministerial Candidate In Years
- 9 Feb 2018 10:23 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Dialogue for Hungary (PM) co-chair Gergely Karácsony (pictured) is the most popular opposition prime ministerial candidate in years, according to last week’s Medián poll, reports index.hu.
Gyurcsány Top Earner Among Political Leaders
- 5 Feb 2018 8:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány increased his wealth by 200 million forints (EUR 643,700) in 2017, making him the top earner among the leaders of Hungary’s parliamentary parties for the second year in a row, as revealed by the latest asset declarations of lawmakers.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Special Parlt Session On ‘Secretly Accepted’ Refugees Fails To Reach Quorum
- 31 Jan 2018 8:12 AM
- current affairs
A special session of parliament initiated by radical nationalist Jobbik to debate the “secret acceptance” of 2,300 refugees in the last three years failed to reach quorum on Tuesday because lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session.