511 result(s) for referendum in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Non-Resident Voting
- 3 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist thinks that former PM Gyurcsány’s proposal to strip non-resident Hungarian citizens of voting rights will mobilize transborder voters – in support of Fidesz.
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
DK Launches Signature Drive To Ban Votes From Beyond Border
- 2 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a signature drive to bar Hungarian citizens who have never lived in the country from voting, Ferenc Gyurcsány, the party’s leader, said. Those who have never lived in Hungary do not bear the consequences of their votes, Gyurcsány argued, adding that his party was not aiming to strip them of their citizenship.
Local Opinion: Lessons Of The Catalan Referendum For Hungarian Minorities
- 16 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst deplores the unilateral move by Catalonia’s leaders towards independence, while a pro-government commentator is more sympathetic. Both agree, however, that it has created further difficulties for trans-border Hungarians seeking autonomy.
Supreme Court Validates Local Referendum On Római Mobile Levee In Óbuda
- 12 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has overridden a decision by the Metropolitan Election Commission and validated a referendum question on the construction of a mobile levee on the banks of the Danube near Budapest, according to the ruling published on the Kuria website on Tuesday.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
Local Opinion: Hungarian Repercussions Of The Catalonia Referendum
- 4 Oct 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government and an independent conservative pundit ponder the broader implications of the Catalonian referendum, including its impact on transborder Hungarian minorities. Both quote the title of George Orwell’s ‘Homage to Catalonia’ in their headlines.
Nearly 2,000 Protesters Demonstrate Against Plans For Mobile Dam At Római Beach
- 3 Oct 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Between 1,500 and 2,000 protesters gathered at the Római beach area of north Buda Sunday to demonstrate against plans to build a mobile dam along that section of the Danube shore. Demonstrators argue that construction of such a dam would fundamentally change the nature of what they call the last natural beach in Budapest, which is a popular recreation area for the city’s residents.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Non-Resident Voting
- 3 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist thinks that former PM Gyurcsány’s proposal to strip non-resident Hungarian citizens of voting rights will mobilize transborder voters – in support of Fidesz.
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
DK Launches Signature Drive To Ban Votes From Beyond Border
- 2 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a signature drive to bar Hungarian citizens who have never lived in the country from voting, Ferenc Gyurcsány, the party’s leader, said. Those who have never lived in Hungary do not bear the consequences of their votes, Gyurcsány argued, adding that his party was not aiming to strip them of their citizenship.
Local Opinion: Lessons Of The Catalan Referendum For Hungarian Minorities
- 16 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst deplores the unilateral move by Catalonia’s leaders towards independence, while a pro-government commentator is more sympathetic. Both agree, however, that it has created further difficulties for trans-border Hungarians seeking autonomy.
Supreme Court Validates Local Referendum On Római Mobile Levee In Óbuda
- 12 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has overridden a decision by the Metropolitan Election Commission and validated a referendum question on the construction of a mobile levee on the banks of the Danube near Budapest, according to the ruling published on the Kuria website on Tuesday.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
Local Opinion: Hungarian Repercussions Of The Catalonia Referendum
- 4 Oct 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government and an independent conservative pundit ponder the broader implications of the Catalonian referendum, including its impact on transborder Hungarian minorities. Both quote the title of George Orwell’s ‘Homage to Catalonia’ in their headlines.
Nearly 2,000 Protesters Demonstrate Against Plans For Mobile Dam At Római Beach
- 3 Oct 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Between 1,500 and 2,000 protesters gathered at the Római beach area of north Buda Sunday to demonstrate against plans to build a mobile dam along that section of the Danube shore. Demonstrators argue that construction of such a dam would fundamentally change the nature of what they call the last natural beach in Budapest, which is a popular recreation area for the city’s residents.