809 result(s) for political editor
Local Opinion: Weeklies See Election Outcome As Uncertain
- 6 Mar 2018 8:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Analysts tend to believe that thanks to the impact of the Hódmezővásárhely mayoral election, opposition parties will probably find a way to field a single candidate in most individual constituencies. This would enable them to mount a serious challenge to Fidesz.
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.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Opinion: Debate About Boycotting General Election
- 18 Jan 2018 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators agree that the opposition has little chance to defeat Fidesz in the next election, and wonder whether the Left should boycott the ballot. In Népszava, Miklós Hargitai contends that the political playing field is so uneven that the opposition has no chance to challenge Fidesz. He wonders if it makes any sense for them to run in the April election at all.
American Diplomat Harshly Criticises Hungary’s Media Policy
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Chargé d’Affaires of the US to Hungary David Kostelancik attended a discussion at the Hungarian Association of Journalists (MUOSZ) on Tuesday, and held a speech entitled “Freedom of the Press: Enduring Values in a Dynamic Media Environment”.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Transborder Hungarians’ Voting Rights
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative editors devote their regular weekly editorials to DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány’s initiative to collect signatures to support his idea to scrap the law allowing ethnic Hungarians living in other countries who acquired Hungarian citizenship to take part in elections in Hungary.
Government Spokesperson: 'The Financial Times Has Become Completely Unhinged'
- 10 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
The Financial Times (FT) has slandered the Orbán Government in no fewer than four articles in the past two weeks on account of the fact that it takes a stance against György Soros’s pro-immigration activities. The British business newspaper "has become completely unhinged”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács wrote in his blog entry posted on the government website About Hungary.
Local Opinion: Weeklies On The Opposition’s Meagre Chances
- 24 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts on both Right and Left believe that the fragmented left-wing opposition stands no chance whatsoever of winning next year’s elections, at least not in their present shape. Right-wing commentators suspect however that the Socialist Party is doomed even in the longer run.
Local Opinion: Weeklies See Election Outcome As Uncertain
- 6 Mar 2018 8:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Analysts tend to believe that thanks to the impact of the Hódmezővásárhely mayoral election, opposition parties will probably find a way to field a single candidate in most individual constituencies. This would enable them to mount a serious challenge to Fidesz.
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.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Opinion: Debate About Boycotting General Election
- 18 Jan 2018 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators agree that the opposition has little chance to defeat Fidesz in the next election, and wonder whether the Left should boycott the ballot. In Népszava, Miklós Hargitai contends that the political playing field is so uneven that the opposition has no chance to challenge Fidesz. He wonders if it makes any sense for them to run in the April election at all.
American Diplomat Harshly Criticises Hungary’s Media Policy
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Chargé d’Affaires of the US to Hungary David Kostelancik attended a discussion at the Hungarian Association of Journalists (MUOSZ) on Tuesday, and held a speech entitled “Freedom of the Press: Enduring Values in a Dynamic Media Environment”.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Transborder Hungarians’ Voting Rights
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative editors devote their regular weekly editorials to DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány’s initiative to collect signatures to support his idea to scrap the law allowing ethnic Hungarians living in other countries who acquired Hungarian citizenship to take part in elections in Hungary.
Government Spokesperson: 'The Financial Times Has Become Completely Unhinged'
- 10 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
The Financial Times (FT) has slandered the Orbán Government in no fewer than four articles in the past two weeks on account of the fact that it takes a stance against György Soros’s pro-immigration activities. The British business newspaper "has become completely unhinged”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács wrote in his blog entry posted on the government website About Hungary.
Local Opinion: Weeklies On The Opposition’s Meagre Chances
- 24 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts on both Right and Left believe that the fragmented left-wing opposition stands no chance whatsoever of winning next year’s elections, at least not in their present shape. Right-wing commentators suspect however that the Socialist Party is doomed even in the longer run.