217 result(s) for political elite
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Liberals At A Loss About State Honours To Kertész
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal writer thinks the government has managed to baffle the opposing camp by decorating Nobel Prize winning author Imre Kertész. His conservative counterpart believes this was a win-win game for both sides and a contribution to bridging deep-set divisions.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Committee Suspects Hungary's Former Socialist Official Simon’s Wealth Linked To Post
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The “hundreds of millions” of forints on an undeclared Austrian account owned by former Socialist official Gábor Simon are suspected to be linked to his parliamentary mandate and vice-chair post in the party, said a report by parliament’s immunities committee published on parliament’s website on Monday.
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Xpat Opinion: Is Hungary's PM Orbán A Social Democrat?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators contend that PM Orbán’s vision is closer to social democratic ideals than the policies of past socialist-liberal governments. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, accuse Fidesz of favoring the rich instead of supporting those in need.
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Liberals At A Loss About State Honours To Kertész
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal writer thinks the government has managed to baffle the opposing camp by decorating Nobel Prize winning author Imre Kertész. His conservative counterpart believes this was a win-win game for both sides and a contribution to bridging deep-set divisions.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Committee Suspects Hungary's Former Socialist Official Simon’s Wealth Linked To Post
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The “hundreds of millions” of forints on an undeclared Austrian account owned by former Socialist official Gábor Simon are suspected to be linked to his parliamentary mandate and vice-chair post in the party, said a report by parliament’s immunities committee published on parliament’s website on Monday.
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Xpat Opinion: Is Hungary's PM Orbán A Social Democrat?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators contend that PM Orbán’s vision is closer to social democratic ideals than the policies of past socialist-liberal governments. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, accuse Fidesz of favoring the rich instead of supporting those in need.
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...