563 result(s) for quota
Amid The After-Shocks Of The Failed Referendum, Orbán Heads To Early Elections
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Free Hungary's exclusive interview with the leader of the Democratic Coalition.
Referendum – DK: Orbán Voted For Quotas
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Council has confirmed in a letter that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February voted in favour of European Union migrant quotas, the spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition party said on Tuesday. Zsolt Gréczy told a news conference that DK’s managing director, Csaba Molnár, had turned to Donald Tusk, the council’s president, with a request for information on ...
LMP: Quota Referendum ‘Complete Failure’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas was a “complete failure” and “damaging”, co-leaders of the opposition LMP party told a press conference. Bernadett Szél said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “set up a trap for himself”. The invalid vote weakens the government’s standing, she added.
Vona Calls On Orbán To Resign
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Vona, leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to resign over the outcome of Sunday’s referendum on European Union migrant quotas. Vona said Brussels would “take advantage of Orbán’s irresponsibility and mistakes and use this against Hungary”.
Referendum – Opposition DK Calling For Boycott Of Planned Constitutional Amendment
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition will boycott the vote on a constitutional amendment planned in the wake of the recent referendum on European Union migrant quotas, and is calling on all opposition parties to follow suit, party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said on Monday.
Szijjártó: Opinion Of 3.3 Million Cannot Be Neglected
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The will of the 3.3 million people who voted “no” in Sunday’s migrant quota referendum cannot be ignored in Hungary or in the wider European Union, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said. The 3.3 million votes were more than those supporting Hungary’s accession to the EU in 2004. And turnout was higher than in the latest European parliamentary election, he added.
Orbán: Hungary ‘Can Win Its Battles’ In Brussels
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers that many Europeans did not support the quota regime plan, so Hungary had room to “win battles in Brussels”. Fully 92% decided that Budapest should have a say in these matters, and this right must be defended, he said, arguing that discounting spoiled ballot papers, 98% of participants voted “no” to binding quotas.
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Referendum Vote Officially Declared Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) officially declared Hungary’s migrant quota referendum invalid, as the number of valid votes cast did not reach the 50% -plus-one threshold. NVI chief Ilona Pálffy said after 98.82% of the votes had been counted that the number of valid votes was 3.2 million.
Amid The After-Shocks Of The Failed Referendum, Orbán Heads To Early Elections
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Free Hungary's exclusive interview with the leader of the Democratic Coalition.
Referendum – DK: Orbán Voted For Quotas
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Council has confirmed in a letter that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February voted in favour of European Union migrant quotas, the spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition party said on Tuesday. Zsolt Gréczy told a news conference that DK’s managing director, Csaba Molnár, had turned to Donald Tusk, the council’s president, with a request for information on ...
LMP: Quota Referendum ‘Complete Failure’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas was a “complete failure” and “damaging”, co-leaders of the opposition LMP party told a press conference. Bernadett Szél said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “set up a trap for himself”. The invalid vote weakens the government’s standing, she added.
Vona Calls On Orbán To Resign
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Vona, leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to resign over the outcome of Sunday’s referendum on European Union migrant quotas. Vona said Brussels would “take advantage of Orbán’s irresponsibility and mistakes and use this against Hungary”.
Referendum – Opposition DK Calling For Boycott Of Planned Constitutional Amendment
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition will boycott the vote on a constitutional amendment planned in the wake of the recent referendum on European Union migrant quotas, and is calling on all opposition parties to follow suit, party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said on Monday.
Szijjártó: Opinion Of 3.3 Million Cannot Be Neglected
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The will of the 3.3 million people who voted “no” in Sunday’s migrant quota referendum cannot be ignored in Hungary or in the wider European Union, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said. The 3.3 million votes were more than those supporting Hungary’s accession to the EU in 2004. And turnout was higher than in the latest European parliamentary election, he added.
Orbán: Hungary ‘Can Win Its Battles’ In Brussels
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers that many Europeans did not support the quota regime plan, so Hungary had room to “win battles in Brussels”. Fully 92% decided that Budapest should have a say in these matters, and this right must be defended, he said, arguing that discounting spoiled ballot papers, 98% of participants voted “no” to binding quotas.
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Referendum Vote Officially Declared Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) officially declared Hungary’s migrant quota referendum invalid, as the number of valid votes cast did not reach the 50% -plus-one threshold. NVI chief Ilona Pálffy said after 98.82% of the votes had been counted that the number of valid votes was 3.2 million.