172 result(s) for political scandal
Hungarian Opinion: Scandal Around Demeter’s Attack On Soros
- 1 Dec 2020 10:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Following the decision of the director of the Petőfi Literary Museum to withdraw remarks comparing George Soros to Hitler, one commentator describes his words as a primitive insult to the victims of the Holocaust, while a political scientist thinks he performed a huge disservice to the government that appointed him to head the country’s most important literary institution.
Opinion: Budapest’s First Year Under Opposition Rule
- 22 Oct 2020 11:40 AM
- current affairs
At the end of February, representatives of opposition parties governing Budapest gathered for a tense, closed door meeting in Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony’s conference room, reports Direkt36.
Hungarian Opinion: Theatre & Film University Conflict Rolls On
- 9 Sep 2020 12:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to a several thousand strong demonstration organised by students of the university on Sunday, and to their already week-long occupation of their school, opposition-leaning commentators see their protest as harbinger of a new era
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition Parties To Run United In 2022
- 31 Aug 2020 8:31 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Analysts from left and right believe equally that, for the first time in 10 years, the possibility of an opposition victory cannot be discounted.
Budapest Transport Authority Books HUF 4.7 Billion Loss In 2019
- 10 Aug 2020 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest public transport authority BKK booked a 4.7 billion forint (EUR 13.6m) loss in 2019 due in large part to “the failed launch” of the electronic ticketing system which cost the company 6.1 billion forints, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said.
Hungarian Opinion: Opposing Views On Index Affair
- 29 Jul 2020 8:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning outlets mourn the end of what they see as the leading independent news site while a pro-government analyst believes that Index was a staunchly pro-opposition website.
Budapest Mayor & Opposition Lambast Government Budget Bill
- 27 May 2020 11:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
The government’s 2021 budget bill would “extremely seriously” impact not only local governments but local communities, too, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, adding that the budget was “against the interests of the nation”.
Opinion: Private Investigators Claim That Political Class Makes Their Work Impossible In Hungary
- 22 Oct 2019 8:44 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
People who turn to private investigators are unaware that they have no additional rights whatsoever to collect information or look into official databases than any private person has.
Hungarian Opinion: Sex-Videos In The Mayoral Campaigns
- 9 Oct 2019 6:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators are appalled as, for the first time in the 30-year history of democratic Hungary, videos of married candidates with ‘loose’ women have surfaced in an electoral campaign.
Hungarian Opinion: Scandal Around Demeter’s Attack On Soros
- 1 Dec 2020 10:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Following the decision of the director of the Petőfi Literary Museum to withdraw remarks comparing George Soros to Hitler, one commentator describes his words as a primitive insult to the victims of the Holocaust, while a political scientist thinks he performed a huge disservice to the government that appointed him to head the country’s most important literary institution.
Opinion: Budapest’s First Year Under Opposition Rule
- 22 Oct 2020 11:40 AM
- current affairs
At the end of February, representatives of opposition parties governing Budapest gathered for a tense, closed door meeting in Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony’s conference room, reports Direkt36.
Hungarian Opinion: Theatre & Film University Conflict Rolls On
- 9 Sep 2020 12:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to a several thousand strong demonstration organised by students of the university on Sunday, and to their already week-long occupation of their school, opposition-leaning commentators see their protest as harbinger of a new era
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition Parties To Run United In 2022
- 31 Aug 2020 8:31 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Analysts from left and right believe equally that, for the first time in 10 years, the possibility of an opposition victory cannot be discounted.
Budapest Transport Authority Books HUF 4.7 Billion Loss In 2019
- 10 Aug 2020 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest public transport authority BKK booked a 4.7 billion forint (EUR 13.6m) loss in 2019 due in large part to “the failed launch” of the electronic ticketing system which cost the company 6.1 billion forints, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said.
Hungarian Opinion: Opposing Views On Index Affair
- 29 Jul 2020 8:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning outlets mourn the end of what they see as the leading independent news site while a pro-government analyst believes that Index was a staunchly pro-opposition website.
Budapest Mayor & Opposition Lambast Government Budget Bill
- 27 May 2020 11:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
The government’s 2021 budget bill would “extremely seriously” impact not only local governments but local communities, too, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, adding that the budget was “against the interests of the nation”.
Opinion: Private Investigators Claim That Political Class Makes Their Work Impossible In Hungary
- 22 Oct 2019 8:44 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
People who turn to private investigators are unaware that they have no additional rights whatsoever to collect information or look into official databases than any private person has.
Hungarian Opinion: Sex-Videos In The Mayoral Campaigns
- 9 Oct 2019 6:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators are appalled as, for the first time in the 30-year history of democratic Hungary, videos of married candidates with ‘loose’ women have surfaced in an electoral campaign.


















