809 result(s) for political editor
Xpat Opinion: MSZP’s Israeli Campaign Guru Is Back In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing pundit thinks Hungary must prepare for a bitter electoral campaign in 2014, as Ron Werber, “the professional troublemaker” has been contracted again by the Socialist Party.Ron Werber became famous in the “campaign business” as Israeli Prime Minister Yitshak Rabin’s campaign manager in 1992. Six years later he offered his services to the Hungarian Socialist Party, but the MSZP, far ...
Xpat Opinion: Government To Rewrite Higher Education Reform
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a week-long series of student protests, the main pro-government daily urges new policy priorities.
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Socialists’ Support Declines In Hungary
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Support for Fidesz was 19% among eligible voters and 36% among decided party voters, according to a Tárki poll taken in October. Support for the Socialists dropped from 15% to 14% among eligible voters and from 30% to 26% among decided party voters. Jobbik has 9% and 18% respectively, LMP has 3% and 6% and the Democratic Coalition 1% and 2%.
Xpat Opinion: Guessing Hungary's PM Orbán’s Strategy In Negotiations With The EU
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily welcomes the failure of the EU summit as a sign of democracy and good news for Hungary, while its left-wing counterpart accuses PM Orbán of selfishness. An influential economist says that although the EU’s growth forecasts are biased against Hungary, the government has to make efforts to convince Brussels anyway. An independent centrist outlet suspects that once ...
Hungarian Parliament Bans Totalitarian Names
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed legislation Monday evening stipulating that no company, organisation, media product, public institution or public space may be named after anyone who played a leading part in laying the foundations, building or sustaining totalitarian political regimes in the 20th century.
Hungarians Know Little About Russia
- 19 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Almost half of Hungarians, 47%, view Russia – at times as an empire and at times as centre of the Soviet Union – as a historical enemy of Hungary, according to a recent poll. In this respect Russians are second behind Turks, whereas Russia was first in the previous survey six years ago.
Bajnai, Milla, Solidarity Sign Pact In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai, Milla president Péter Juhász and Solidarity Movement leader Péter Kónya signed a co-operation agreement on Friday to prepare a ”change of regime and era” in 2014. “Hungary is ripe for a change in its political era,” Bajnai told reporters as he signed the pact.
Xpat Opinion: MSZP’s Israeli Campaign Guru Is Back In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing pundit thinks Hungary must prepare for a bitter electoral campaign in 2014, as Ron Werber, “the professional troublemaker” has been contracted again by the Socialist Party.Ron Werber became famous in the “campaign business” as Israeli Prime Minister Yitshak Rabin’s campaign manager in 1992. Six years later he offered his services to the Hungarian Socialist Party, but the MSZP, far ...
Xpat Opinion: Government To Rewrite Higher Education Reform
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a week-long series of student protests, the main pro-government daily urges new policy priorities.
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Socialists’ Support Declines In Hungary
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Support for Fidesz was 19% among eligible voters and 36% among decided party voters, according to a Tárki poll taken in October. Support for the Socialists dropped from 15% to 14% among eligible voters and from 30% to 26% among decided party voters. Jobbik has 9% and 18% respectively, LMP has 3% and 6% and the Democratic Coalition 1% and 2%.
Xpat Opinion: Guessing Hungary's PM Orbán’s Strategy In Negotiations With The EU
- 28 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily welcomes the failure of the EU summit as a sign of democracy and good news for Hungary, while its left-wing counterpart accuses PM Orbán of selfishness. An influential economist says that although the EU’s growth forecasts are biased against Hungary, the government has to make efforts to convince Brussels anyway. An independent centrist outlet suspects that once ...
Hungarian Parliament Bans Totalitarian Names
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed legislation Monday evening stipulating that no company, organisation, media product, public institution or public space may be named after anyone who played a leading part in laying the foundations, building or sustaining totalitarian political regimes in the 20th century.
Hungarians Know Little About Russia
- 19 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Almost half of Hungarians, 47%, view Russia – at times as an empire and at times as centre of the Soviet Union – as a historical enemy of Hungary, according to a recent poll. In this respect Russians are second behind Turks, whereas Russia was first in the previous survey six years ago.
Bajnai, Milla, Solidarity Sign Pact In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai, Milla president Péter Juhász and Solidarity Movement leader Péter Kónya signed a co-operation agreement on Friday to prepare a ”change of regime and era” in 2014. “Hungary is ripe for a change in its political era,” Bajnai told reporters as he signed the pact.