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Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
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Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
As Many As 250 Parties May Run In The Upcoming Election
- 30 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
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According to a registry of political parties maintained by the National Office of the Judiciary (OBH), there are currently 250 parties in Hungary, of which 116 have been registered since the 2014 general election. During this time only one party was deleted from the registry.
Fidesz Group Leader Slams Soros’s Davos Speech
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
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Gergely Gulyás, parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz, has slammed US financier George Soros over a speech he gave at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which he called Hungary a “mafia state”.
Együtt Elects Viktor Szigetvári PM Candidate
- 15 Jan 2018 8:26 AM
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The opposition Együtt (Together) party has nominated board leader Viktor Szigetvári as its candidate for prime minister and chairman Péter Juhász for topping its list to be entered for the April general election.
Socialists Demand Proof For Existence Of ‘Soros Plan’
- 13 Jan 2018 7:19 AM
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The Socialist head of parliament’s national security committee has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to appear before the body and present evidence that there is a “Soros Plan” the government has been referring to.
Opposition Parties Gear Up For Early Election Kick-Off
- 12 Jan 2018 8:18 AM
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Deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party Dániel Z Kárpát questioned the legitimacy of the upcoming election, referring to a large fine the State Audit Office recently imposed on his party. He insisted that Jobbik was the only opposition party with the potential to win the election.
Fidesz Signs European Minority Protection Initiative
- 3 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s focusing on “indigenous national minorities” is crucial for ethnic Hungarian communities, Fidesz group leader Gergely Gulyás said on the sidelines of signing European minority protection initiative Minority SafePack.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
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Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.
Orbán: Attack Against Poland Is An Attack Against The Whole Of Central Europe
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If somebody attacks Poland, they attack the whole of central Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday and added that Hungary’s interest is to show solidarity with the Poles and make it clear that no European Union punishment can be introduced against them.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
As Many As 250 Parties May Run In The Upcoming Election
- 30 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a registry of political parties maintained by the National Office of the Judiciary (OBH), there are currently 250 parties in Hungary, of which 116 have been registered since the 2014 general election. During this time only one party was deleted from the registry.
Fidesz Group Leader Slams Soros’s Davos Speech
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz, has slammed US financier George Soros over a speech he gave at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which he called Hungary a “mafia state”.
Együtt Elects Viktor Szigetvári PM Candidate
- 15 Jan 2018 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt (Together) party has nominated board leader Viktor Szigetvári as its candidate for prime minister and chairman Péter Juhász for topping its list to be entered for the April general election.
Socialists Demand Proof For Existence Of ‘Soros Plan’
- 13 Jan 2018 7:19 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist head of parliament’s national security committee has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to appear before the body and present evidence that there is a “Soros Plan” the government has been referring to.
Opposition Parties Gear Up For Early Election Kick-Off
- 12 Jan 2018 8:18 AM
- current affairs
Deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party Dániel Z Kárpát questioned the legitimacy of the upcoming election, referring to a large fine the State Audit Office recently imposed on his party. He insisted that Jobbik was the only opposition party with the potential to win the election.
Fidesz Signs European Minority Protection Initiative
- 3 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s focusing on “indigenous national minorities” is crucial for ethnic Hungarian communities, Fidesz group leader Gergely Gulyás said on the sidelines of signing European minority protection initiative Minority SafePack.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.
Orbán: Attack Against Poland Is An Attack Against The Whole Of Central Europe
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If somebody attacks Poland, they attack the whole of central Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday and added that Hungary’s interest is to show solidarity with the Poles and make it clear that no European Union punishment can be introduced against them.