1,038 result(s) for voters
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.
Special Parlt Session On ‘Secretly Accepted’ Refugees Fails To Reach Quorum
- 31 Jan 2018 8:12 AM
- current affairs
A special session of parliament initiated by radical nationalist Jobbik to debate the “secret acceptance” of 2,300 refugees in the last three years failed to reach quorum on Tuesday because lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session.
HírTV Cutting Back
- 30 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- entertainment
HírTV is outsourcing programme production and cancelling other productions due to financial problems, Magyar Idők writes.
Local Opinion: George Soros Accuses Fidesz Of ’Buying Up’ The MSZP
- 29 Jan 2018 8:06 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing blogger dismisses and sharply criticizes remarks by George Soros that Prime Minister Orbán has ‘bought up’ the opposition parties, and for suggesting that the Left has little chance of winning the April election.
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”.
Kunhalmi Calls For Change Of Government
- 26 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who wants Hungary to be a “sane country” will vote for a change of government in the spring general election, Socialist lawmaker Ágnes Kunhalmi told public radio.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Opinion: Debate About Boycotting General Election
- 18 Jan 2018 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators agree that the opposition has little chance to defeat Fidesz in the next election, and wonder whether the Left should boycott the ballot. In Népszava, Miklós Hargitai contends that the political playing field is so uneven that the opposition has no chance to challenge Fidesz. He wonders if it makes any sense for them to run in the April election at all.
Government Discloses Exact Number Of Accepted Refugees
- 17 Jan 2018 8:39 AM
- current affairs
The government has released the exact number of refugees Hungary accepted last year based on the Geneva Conventions.
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.
Special Parlt Session On ‘Secretly Accepted’ Refugees Fails To Reach Quorum
- 31 Jan 2018 8:12 AM
- current affairs
A special session of parliament initiated by radical nationalist Jobbik to debate the “secret acceptance” of 2,300 refugees in the last three years failed to reach quorum on Tuesday because lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session.
HírTV Cutting Back
- 30 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- entertainment
HírTV is outsourcing programme production and cancelling other productions due to financial problems, Magyar Idők writes.
Local Opinion: George Soros Accuses Fidesz Of ’Buying Up’ The MSZP
- 29 Jan 2018 8:06 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing blogger dismisses and sharply criticizes remarks by George Soros that Prime Minister Orbán has ‘bought up’ the opposition parties, and for suggesting that the Left has little chance of winning the April election.
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”.
Kunhalmi Calls For Change Of Government
- 26 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who wants Hungary to be a “sane country” will vote for a change of government in the spring general election, Socialist lawmaker Ágnes Kunhalmi told public radio.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Opinion: Debate About Boycotting General Election
- 18 Jan 2018 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators agree that the opposition has little chance to defeat Fidesz in the next election, and wonder whether the Left should boycott the ballot. In Népszava, Miklós Hargitai contends that the political playing field is so uneven that the opposition has no chance to challenge Fidesz. He wonders if it makes any sense for them to run in the April election at all.
Government Discloses Exact Number Of Accepted Refugees
- 17 Jan 2018 8:39 AM
- current affairs
The government has released the exact number of refugees Hungary accepted last year based on the Geneva Conventions.