938 result(s) for right wing
Xpat Opinion: Was The Tavares Report Authored By Hungarian Socialists?
- 9 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Nemzet accuses leading Socialist politicians of lying, when they deny their role in the preparation of the European Parliament resolution condemning the constitutional changes enacted by the right-wing government since 2010.In his Magyar Nemzet editorial, deputy editor Szabolcs Szerető argues that Edit Herczog, a Socialist MEP sharply contradicts her party leader by admitting that she and ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-Croatian Dispute Over MOL Oil Company
- 4 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government joins the dispute between Croatia and the MOL oil company, left-wing and centrist commentators believe that the Orbán government could defend the national interest abroad only by completely contradicting its own rhetoric against foreign investors present in the Hungarian energy sector.
Xpat Opinion: Vígszínház - Another Battle In The Culture War In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator thinks Budapest Mayor István Tarlós should take the blame for a decision to change the leadership of a major Budapest theatre, instead of playing it safe with hand-picked expert reviewers.Following the highly emotional debates and protests around the leadership change in the National Theatre, another theatre (Vígszínház) is facing a similar storm.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Opposition Stages Anti-Orbán Performance
- 1 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the left of radicalism, after Together 2014 leader Gordon Bajnai urged PM Orbán to step down and disappear from public life. Centrist pundits find Mr Bajnai’s performance pathetic, while the leading left-wing daily regrets the lack of a meaningful dialogue between the right and the left.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: Vienna Burgtheater Declines Invitation To Budapest
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Magyar Nemzet carries a bitter comment on an open letter by the Vienna theatre director who declined an invitation from the Budapest National Theatre, saying that he did not intend to risk the “good name” of his theatre.
Hungary's PM Orbán Stresses Hope Over Facts
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hope is more important to Hungarian voters than facts. This is a key element of the Hungarian mind,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said during his Friday interview on Kossuth Rádió as he discussed possible election campaign themes.
Xpat Opinion: Utility Tariff Cuts – A Magic Campaign Weapon In Hungary
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A popular analyst suggests that the campaign around utility tariff cuts may well guarantee PM Orbán’s victory in next year’s elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parliament Speaker Kövér’s ‘Rule By Decree’ Case
- 16 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the Speaker of Parliament’s recent radio interview, left-wing columnists accuse Mr. Kövér of proposing the revival of a rule by decree system. Conservative pundits as well as a group of left- liberal constitutional lawyers say that Mr. Kövér had no undemocratic intentions, and agree that the current legislative practice is far too bureaucratic.
Xpat Opinion: Was The Tavares Report Authored By Hungarian Socialists?
- 9 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Nemzet accuses leading Socialist politicians of lying, when they deny their role in the preparation of the European Parliament resolution condemning the constitutional changes enacted by the right-wing government since 2010.In his Magyar Nemzet editorial, deputy editor Szabolcs Szerető argues that Edit Herczog, a Socialist MEP sharply contradicts her party leader by admitting that she and ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-Croatian Dispute Over MOL Oil Company
- 4 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government joins the dispute between Croatia and the MOL oil company, left-wing and centrist commentators believe that the Orbán government could defend the national interest abroad only by completely contradicting its own rhetoric against foreign investors present in the Hungarian energy sector.
Xpat Opinion: Vígszínház - Another Battle In The Culture War In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator thinks Budapest Mayor István Tarlós should take the blame for a decision to change the leadership of a major Budapest theatre, instead of playing it safe with hand-picked expert reviewers.Following the highly emotional debates and protests around the leadership change in the National Theatre, another theatre (Vígszínház) is facing a similar storm.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Opposition Stages Anti-Orbán Performance
- 1 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the left of radicalism, after Together 2014 leader Gordon Bajnai urged PM Orbán to step down and disappear from public life. Centrist pundits find Mr Bajnai’s performance pathetic, while the leading left-wing daily regrets the lack of a meaningful dialogue between the right and the left.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: Vienna Burgtheater Declines Invitation To Budapest
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Magyar Nemzet carries a bitter comment on an open letter by the Vienna theatre director who declined an invitation from the Budapest National Theatre, saying that he did not intend to risk the “good name” of his theatre.
Hungary's PM Orbán Stresses Hope Over Facts
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hope is more important to Hungarian voters than facts. This is a key element of the Hungarian mind,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said during his Friday interview on Kossuth Rádió as he discussed possible election campaign themes.
Xpat Opinion: Utility Tariff Cuts – A Magic Campaign Weapon In Hungary
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A popular analyst suggests that the campaign around utility tariff cuts may well guarantee PM Orbán’s victory in next year’s elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parliament Speaker Kövér’s ‘Rule By Decree’ Case
- 16 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the Speaker of Parliament’s recent radio interview, left-wing columnists accuse Mr. Kövér of proposing the revival of a rule by decree system. Conservative pundits as well as a group of left- liberal constitutional lawyers say that Mr. Kövér had no undemocratic intentions, and agree that the current legislative practice is far too bureaucratic.