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Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Gamble Failed: The Referendum Is Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The insidious hate campaign leading up to today’s referendum on compulsory refugee quotas has failed, badly. First of all, only 43.8% of the electorate went to the polls, far below the necessary 50% plus 1. Even more telling is that only 39.93% of the electorate cast a valid vote; 60.07% either spoiled their ballots or didn’t bother to vote. The Two-Tail Dog Party’s campaign to invalidate ballots ...
Orbán: ‘Hungarians Can Be Proud’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We can be proud that we Hungarians were the first and so far only member state in the EU to voice our opinion on the issue of migration,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after almost all the votes in Sunday’s referendum on EU migrant quotas were counted. “This was the right thing to do. It was the honourable thing to do.”
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Analysts: Opposition Deceiving Itself
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Nézőpont Institute analyst told public television M1 that the opposition parties were deceiving themselves if they regarded those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas as their own supporters. Sámuel Mráz Ágoston said around a million more voters now voted “no” than for the ruling Fidesz- Christian-Democrat parties in the 2014 general election.
Hungary’s Political Opposition Is In Ruins, Says Political Capital Election Expert Róbert László
- 2 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Political Capital election expert Róbert László expects over 95 percent of voters participating in Sunday’s referendum will say “No” to the question of whether the EU should mandate the settlement of migrants in Hungary without the consent of parliament. He says the big question is whether enough valid votes will be cast for the referendum to be valid, but thinks that so long as 3 million “No” ...
Villagers Receive Groceries In Exchange For “No” Vote In Referendum
- 1 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sacks of groceries valued at HUF 3,000 (USD 11) are being handed out to villagers of Ászár in Esztergom-Komárom county to encourage them to vote “no” in Sunday’s anti-EU refugee resettlement quota referendum, claims independent parliamentary representative Péter Kónya.
Lack Of Opposition Delegates Increases Risk Of Fraud In October 2nd Referendum
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Low numbers of opposition delegates at polling stations on October 2nd significantly increases the risk of fraud in the migrant quota referendum, warns Political Capital election expert Robert László.
Hungarian Govt, Opposition Discuss EU Future
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed the future of the European Union and Hungary’s place in it at a conference, with all sides agreeing that the EU could serve as a positive force as long as Hungary is able to enforce its interests within it. State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that the EU in its current state was pointless, but added that the bloc should confront its demographic ...
New Britain: 3 Months After The Brexit Vote, AJKC Conference Room, 20 September
- 19 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
More than 3 months have passed after the referendum on BREXIT. 70% of the voters decided to express their will and vote, but only 48% of the attendants voted to remain in the EU. Our guests will analyse the current situation concerning different BREXIT scenarios: When will the UK actually leave the EU and how will this exit affect the remaining member-states?
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Gamble Failed: The Referendum Is Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The insidious hate campaign leading up to today’s referendum on compulsory refugee quotas has failed, badly. First of all, only 43.8% of the electorate went to the polls, far below the necessary 50% plus 1. Even more telling is that only 39.93% of the electorate cast a valid vote; 60.07% either spoiled their ballots or didn’t bother to vote. The Two-Tail Dog Party’s campaign to invalidate ballots ...
Orbán: ‘Hungarians Can Be Proud’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We can be proud that we Hungarians were the first and so far only member state in the EU to voice our opinion on the issue of migration,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after almost all the votes in Sunday’s referendum on EU migrant quotas were counted. “This was the right thing to do. It was the honourable thing to do.”
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Analysts: Opposition Deceiving Itself
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Nézőpont Institute analyst told public television M1 that the opposition parties were deceiving themselves if they regarded those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas as their own supporters. Sámuel Mráz Ágoston said around a million more voters now voted “no” than for the ruling Fidesz- Christian-Democrat parties in the 2014 general election.
Hungary’s Political Opposition Is In Ruins, Says Political Capital Election Expert Róbert László
- 2 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Political Capital election expert Róbert László expects over 95 percent of voters participating in Sunday’s referendum will say “No” to the question of whether the EU should mandate the settlement of migrants in Hungary without the consent of parliament. He says the big question is whether enough valid votes will be cast for the referendum to be valid, but thinks that so long as 3 million “No” ...
Villagers Receive Groceries In Exchange For “No” Vote In Referendum
- 1 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sacks of groceries valued at HUF 3,000 (USD 11) are being handed out to villagers of Ászár in Esztergom-Komárom county to encourage them to vote “no” in Sunday’s anti-EU refugee resettlement quota referendum, claims independent parliamentary representative Péter Kónya.
Lack Of Opposition Delegates Increases Risk Of Fraud In October 2nd Referendum
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Low numbers of opposition delegates at polling stations on October 2nd significantly increases the risk of fraud in the migrant quota referendum, warns Political Capital election expert Robert László.
Hungarian Govt, Opposition Discuss EU Future
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed the future of the European Union and Hungary’s place in it at a conference, with all sides agreeing that the EU could serve as a positive force as long as Hungary is able to enforce its interests within it. State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that the EU in its current state was pointless, but added that the bloc should confront its demographic ...
New Britain: 3 Months After The Brexit Vote, AJKC Conference Room, 20 September
- 19 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
More than 3 months have passed after the referendum on BREXIT. 70% of the voters decided to express their will and vote, but only 48% of the attendants voted to remain in the EU. Our guests will analyse the current situation concerning different BREXIT scenarios: When will the UK actually leave the EU and how will this exit affect the remaining member-states?