383 result(s) for united opposition
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Xpat Opinion: More Fuzzy Math Re Elections In Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
She’s doing it again. Using that fuzzy math again. Over the weekend, Paul Krugman’s blog on the New York Times, “The Conscience of a Liberal,” ran the latest dispatch from Kim Lane Scheppele. The subject? The elections in Hungary were “not fair”.
Xpat Opinion: The Political Bickering Has Begun In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The disappointment among sympathizers of the democratic opposition forces is indescribable. But reasonable barometers of the mood in this circle are the call-in shows on Klubrádió and ATV, which by now are the only opposition electronic media in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: How Fidesz Won A Two-Thirds Parliamentary Majority With Only 44.5% Of The Vote
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The election law adopted under the previous Fidesz-KDNP government decreased the number of members of parliament from 386 (of which 176 were elected directly and 210 were elected from party lists) to 199 (of which 106 are elected directly and 93 from party lists).
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Opinion: Governing Alliance Set To Win Again In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliamentary election held today looks certain to return the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance to power according to the three main Hungarian pollsters. Viktor Orban’s government may even retain its two-thirds parliamentary majority which has enabled it to ride roughshod over the political opposition (as well as the judiciary).
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsany: “Freedom And Democracy Are Very Much Alive In Hungary!”
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsany tells united opposition supporters: "My dear friends, we are gathered here this afternoon to send a message to the rest of Hungary. Freedom and democracy are very much alive in Hungary! We have assembled here today to give strength and restore the faith of every Hungarian in Hungary’s freedom, to show them that Hungary’s freedom is not for sale, to show that we won’t let the ...
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.
Opposition Parties In Hungary Offer No Credible Alternative, Says Kövér
- 15 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The political left has no real programme to offer to voters and has been unable to level genuine criticism at the government’s performance, László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Xpat Opinion: More Fuzzy Math Re Elections In Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
She’s doing it again. Using that fuzzy math again. Over the weekend, Paul Krugman’s blog on the New York Times, “The Conscience of a Liberal,” ran the latest dispatch from Kim Lane Scheppele. The subject? The elections in Hungary were “not fair”.
Xpat Opinion: The Political Bickering Has Begun In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The disappointment among sympathizers of the democratic opposition forces is indescribable. But reasonable barometers of the mood in this circle are the call-in shows on Klubrádió and ATV, which by now are the only opposition electronic media in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: How Fidesz Won A Two-Thirds Parliamentary Majority With Only 44.5% Of The Vote
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The election law adopted under the previous Fidesz-KDNP government decreased the number of members of parliament from 386 (of which 176 were elected directly and 210 were elected from party lists) to 199 (of which 106 are elected directly and 93 from party lists).
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Opinion: Governing Alliance Set To Win Again In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliamentary election held today looks certain to return the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance to power according to the three main Hungarian pollsters. Viktor Orban’s government may even retain its two-thirds parliamentary majority which has enabled it to ride roughshod over the political opposition (as well as the judiciary).
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsany: “Freedom And Democracy Are Very Much Alive In Hungary!”
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsany tells united opposition supporters: "My dear friends, we are gathered here this afternoon to send a message to the rest of Hungary. Freedom and democracy are very much alive in Hungary! We have assembled here today to give strength and restore the faith of every Hungarian in Hungary’s freedom, to show them that Hungary’s freedom is not for sale, to show that we won’t let the ...
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.
Opposition Parties In Hungary Offer No Credible Alternative, Says Kövér
- 15 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The political left has no real programme to offer to voters and has been unable to level genuine criticism at the government’s performance, László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, said on Thursday.