399 result(s) for socialist politician
Xpat Opinion: The Hungary ‘Expert’ Discredited On Twitter
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have been helping her understand the details of the system for two years,” says Viktor Szigetvári about a certain Princeton professor. She “is using my analyses on numerous points,” says the former campaign manager and veteran of Socialist Party politics and now co-chair of Gordon Bajnai’s opposition political party, Together 2014.
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Alleged Election Forgery Must Be Examined, Says Hungary’s Unity
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is legally obliged to examine suspicious signatures in connection with the campaign to field candidates in the April 6 election, politicians of the leftist Unity alliance said. Senior Socialist lawmaker József Tóbiás told a press conference that the interior ministry had the authority to examine complaints based on signature samples attached to data kept in a central database, in ...
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Hungary’s Former Socialist Politician Zuschlag Says Bribed By Socialists In 2006
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist politician János Zuschlag says he was bribed by the Socialist party in 2006 to step down as a parliamentary candidate. On learning that he was planning on running for office again in 2006, the Socialists gave Zuschlag 50 million forints (EUR 161,780) in cash in return for forfeiting his candidacy, Zuschlag, who has spent time behind bars for corruption, told business daily Napi ...
“Orient Express” – Lessons Of Hungary’s Opening To The East
- 5 Mar 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Having visited India, Japan, Turkey and Russia, Viktor Orbán will soon go to Beijing. Witnessing this foreign policy offensive, observers wonder whether or not the government is preparing Hungary’s adieu to the West or does it simply mean that Hungary has also entered the global race for markets. The other question addressed in this article is what place does the Budapest–Belgrade railroad line ...
Hungarian National Security Committee To Convene Over Leaking “Lies Speech”
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee will convene next Thursday to discuss circumstances how the infamous “lies speech” of ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány was leaked in 2006, the head of the committee told MTI. The committee will be able to learn that a report made about the speech is real and “finally Gyurcsány can stop insinuations”, Máté Kocsis said. Gyurcsány must have had an interest at the ...
Xpat Opinion: Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bolgár’s Let’s Talk It Over is a liberal talk show with a huge fan club. I myself rarely miss it. Bolgár comes up with topics that he finds interesting or important and usually adds a comment with a question mark at the end. Today I learned that Ferenc Gyurcsány visited Viktor Orbán’s old dormitory, the István Bibó Kollégium, yesterday. Only students of the college could attend the ...
Former PM Gyurcsány ’Lies Speech’ Report Published On Govt Website
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After a government office under the authority of the minister of the interior published parts of an official report on the 2006 “lies speech” of former Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, the opposition called for the whole report to be made public.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungary ‘Expert’ Discredited On Twitter
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have been helping her understand the details of the system for two years,” says Viktor Szigetvári about a certain Princeton professor. She “is using my analyses on numerous points,” says the former campaign manager and veteran of Socialist Party politics and now co-chair of Gordon Bajnai’s opposition political party, Together 2014.
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Alleged Election Forgery Must Be Examined, Says Hungary’s Unity
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is legally obliged to examine suspicious signatures in connection with the campaign to field candidates in the April 6 election, politicians of the leftist Unity alliance said. Senior Socialist lawmaker József Tóbiás told a press conference that the interior ministry had the authority to examine complaints based on signature samples attached to data kept in a central database, in ...
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Hungary’s Former Socialist Politician Zuschlag Says Bribed By Socialists In 2006
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist politician János Zuschlag says he was bribed by the Socialist party in 2006 to step down as a parliamentary candidate. On learning that he was planning on running for office again in 2006, the Socialists gave Zuschlag 50 million forints (EUR 161,780) in cash in return for forfeiting his candidacy, Zuschlag, who has spent time behind bars for corruption, told business daily Napi ...
“Orient Express” – Lessons Of Hungary’s Opening To The East
- 5 Mar 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Having visited India, Japan, Turkey and Russia, Viktor Orbán will soon go to Beijing. Witnessing this foreign policy offensive, observers wonder whether or not the government is preparing Hungary’s adieu to the West or does it simply mean that Hungary has also entered the global race for markets. The other question addressed in this article is what place does the Budapest–Belgrade railroad line ...
Hungarian National Security Committee To Convene Over Leaking “Lies Speech”
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee will convene next Thursday to discuss circumstances how the infamous “lies speech” of ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány was leaked in 2006, the head of the committee told MTI. The committee will be able to learn that a report made about the speech is real and “finally Gyurcsány can stop insinuations”, Máté Kocsis said. Gyurcsány must have had an interest at the ...
Xpat Opinion: Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bolgár’s Let’s Talk It Over is a liberal talk show with a huge fan club. I myself rarely miss it. Bolgár comes up with topics that he finds interesting or important and usually adds a comment with a question mark at the end. Today I learned that Ferenc Gyurcsány visited Viktor Orbán’s old dormitory, the István Bibó Kollégium, yesterday. Only students of the college could attend the ...
Former PM Gyurcsány ’Lies Speech’ Report Published On Govt Website
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After a government office under the authority of the minister of the interior published parts of an official report on the 2006 “lies speech” of former Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, the opposition called for the whole report to be made public.