677 result(s) for ruling parties
Hungary’s Radical Nationalist Party Denies Accepting Donations From Russia
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday reiterated that it has never received funding from Russia, saying that if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refuses to believe party leader Gábor Vona, “he can ask President Vladimir Putin himself when he visits him in Moscow” next month. Jobbik responded to calls from ruling Fidesz to come clean on whether the party has received any funding from foreign ...
PM Orbán Denies That Hungary Is Considering Reintroducing Mandatory Military Service
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not reintroduce mandatory military service, the issue is not on the agenda and will not be on the agenda, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in denial of press information suggesting that the question is being considered by the country’s ruling conservative Fidesz party.
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Xpat Insights: How Hungarians Evaluated 2015
- 7 Jan 2016 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Most people said last year had yielded positive results in general for their families but saw developments at a national level in a negative light, according to a survey by Ipsos - ZRI Závecz. Pollster Nézőpont reported that of the people asked in a December survey, 48% had optimistic expectations concerning the year ahead, as opposed to 34% at the end of 2014. They added that 32% voiced a ...
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.
Nézőpont: Hungary’s Ruling Party Would Recover 2/3rds Majority At Elections
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party would recover its two-thirds majority if the elections were to be held next Sunday, the director-general of pollster Nézőpont Institute said. Fidesz’s support among all voters is now 34%, up from 26% at the start of the year when “the ruling party had some unpleasant months”, Ágoston Sámuel Mráz told public news channel M1.
EP Adopts Resolution On Hungary Without Article 7 Call
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Hungary, as a follow-up to the EP Resolution of June 2015, but excluded from the final text a motion to prepare the procedure set forth in Article 7 of the EU’s treaty which would eject Hungary from the European Union. The resolution was proposed for adoption by the EP’s Social Democrats, Liberals, Greens and the Radical Leftist ...
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
Nézőpont Poll: Support For Jobbik Drops By Third From September
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party dropped by one third from September to November, which reflects the failure of Jobbik’s efforts to become a “people’s party”, a poll by the Nézőpont Institute said. The poll taken on Nov. 14- 19 showed that two-thirds of Hungarians were dissatisfied with the work of the leftist parties, Nézőpont said.
Hungary’s Radical Nationalist Party Denies Accepting Donations From Russia
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday reiterated that it has never received funding from Russia, saying that if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refuses to believe party leader Gábor Vona, “he can ask President Vladimir Putin himself when he visits him in Moscow” next month. Jobbik responded to calls from ruling Fidesz to come clean on whether the party has received any funding from foreign ...
PM Orbán Denies That Hungary Is Considering Reintroducing Mandatory Military Service
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not reintroduce mandatory military service, the issue is not on the agenda and will not be on the agenda, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in denial of press information suggesting that the question is being considered by the country’s ruling conservative Fidesz party.
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Xpat Insights: How Hungarians Evaluated 2015
- 7 Jan 2016 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Most people said last year had yielded positive results in general for their families but saw developments at a national level in a negative light, according to a survey by Ipsos - ZRI Závecz. Pollster Nézőpont reported that of the people asked in a December survey, 48% had optimistic expectations concerning the year ahead, as opposed to 34% at the end of 2014. They added that 32% voiced a ...
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.
Nézőpont: Hungary’s Ruling Party Would Recover 2/3rds Majority At Elections
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party would recover its two-thirds majority if the elections were to be held next Sunday, the director-general of pollster Nézőpont Institute said. Fidesz’s support among all voters is now 34%, up from 26% at the start of the year when “the ruling party had some unpleasant months”, Ágoston Sámuel Mráz told public news channel M1.
EP Adopts Resolution On Hungary Without Article 7 Call
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Hungary, as a follow-up to the EP Resolution of June 2015, but excluded from the final text a motion to prepare the procedure set forth in Article 7 of the EU’s treaty which would eject Hungary from the European Union. The resolution was proposed for adoption by the EP’s Social Democrats, Liberals, Greens and the Radical Leftist ...
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
Nézőpont Poll: Support For Jobbik Drops By Third From September
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party dropped by one third from September to November, which reflects the failure of Jobbik’s efforts to become a “people’s party”, a poll by the Nézőpont Institute said. The poll taken on Nov. 14- 19 showed that two-thirds of Hungarians were dissatisfied with the work of the leftist parties, Nézőpont said.