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Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
Socialists Fail To Gather Enough Signatures For Land Sale Referendum
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös has failed to collect the required 200,000 valid supporting signatures for his initiative to hold a referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland, the head of the National Election Office (NVI) said.
State Secretary Slams Hungarian Helsinki CTEE’s Call For Invalid Votes
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A rights organisation "theoretically dedicated to" protecting citizens’ rights should not advise people to cast invalid votes at a referendum, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said, responding to a Hungarian Helsinki Committee statement connected with the Oct. 2 referendum on the EU migrant quotas.
Hungary’s Quota Referendum To Encourage Other Countries
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming referendum on migrant quotas could encourage other countries with a similar foreign policy position, House Speaker László Kövér said in an interview published in weekly Heti Válasz on Thursday. Concerning the outcome of the referendum, Kövér said “it would be difficult to conceive that the European Union should in a political sense neglect the opinion of a member country’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Left ‘United But Divided’ In Boycotting The Quota Referendum
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist pundit ridicules the left-wing parties who, after agreeing to boycott the referendum on compulsory migrant quotas, now say they will boycott the vote independently from each other.
Hungary, New Zealand ‘Linked By Fight Against Terrorism’
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and New Zealand are tightly bound by the fight against terrorism, Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said after talks with his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully. Forcing back the Islamic State terrorist organisation is a common interest as “we Europeans are well aware that the more ISIS is pressed back, the lighter the immigration pressure on the continent,” Szijjártó said ...
Xpat Opinion: The Left’s Failure To Promise Welfare
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist lambasts the Left for ignoring or even ridiculing everyday voters’ need for economic security and stability. He warns that in the absence of meaningful left-wing proposals on welfare, people will turn to right-wing populist parties.
Quota Referendum Campaign Starts In Hungary
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The campaign preceding the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota system, set for October 2, officially started on Saturday. Under Hungary’s election law, the campaign starts 50 days before the actual vote and closes with the polls on the day of the referendum.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Opposition To Boycott The Quota Referendum
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a left-wing analyst equally lambast the main left-wing opposition parties for calling on their followers to boycott the referendum on migrant quotas.
Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
Socialists Fail To Gather Enough Signatures For Land Sale Referendum
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös has failed to collect the required 200,000 valid supporting signatures for his initiative to hold a referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland, the head of the National Election Office (NVI) said.
State Secretary Slams Hungarian Helsinki CTEE’s Call For Invalid Votes
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A rights organisation "theoretically dedicated to" protecting citizens’ rights should not advise people to cast invalid votes at a referendum, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said, responding to a Hungarian Helsinki Committee statement connected with the Oct. 2 referendum on the EU migrant quotas.
Hungary’s Quota Referendum To Encourage Other Countries
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming referendum on migrant quotas could encourage other countries with a similar foreign policy position, House Speaker László Kövér said in an interview published in weekly Heti Válasz on Thursday. Concerning the outcome of the referendum, Kövér said “it would be difficult to conceive that the European Union should in a political sense neglect the opinion of a member country’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Left ‘United But Divided’ In Boycotting The Quota Referendum
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist pundit ridicules the left-wing parties who, after agreeing to boycott the referendum on compulsory migrant quotas, now say they will boycott the vote independently from each other.
Hungary, New Zealand ‘Linked By Fight Against Terrorism’
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and New Zealand are tightly bound by the fight against terrorism, Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said after talks with his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully. Forcing back the Islamic State terrorist organisation is a common interest as “we Europeans are well aware that the more ISIS is pressed back, the lighter the immigration pressure on the continent,” Szijjártó said ...
Xpat Opinion: The Left’s Failure To Promise Welfare
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist lambasts the Left for ignoring or even ridiculing everyday voters’ need for economic security and stability. He warns that in the absence of meaningful left-wing proposals on welfare, people will turn to right-wing populist parties.
Quota Referendum Campaign Starts In Hungary
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The campaign preceding the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota system, set for October 2, officially started on Saturday. Under Hungary’s election law, the campaign starts 50 days before the actual vote and closes with the polls on the day of the referendum.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Opposition To Boycott The Quota Referendum
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a left-wing analyst equally lambast the main left-wing opposition parties for calling on their followers to boycott the referendum on migrant quotas.