1,038 result(s) for voters
Deputy PM Semjén: Fidesz Benefits From Its Own Changes To Election Law
- 27 Mar 2017 11:40 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén (Christian Democratic People’s Party, KDNP) gave a rare interview to pro-government daily Magyar Idők Thursday, where he said that beginning in the autumn, the Fidesz-KDNP 2018 election campaign would “become ecstatic.” Semjén promised that the stakes of the election for the opposition parties would be “their mere survival.”
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Denounces ‘MSZP Declaration Of War’
- 27 Mar 2017 7:04 AM
- current affairs
As the leaders of the two main left-wing parties exchange blows, analysts and pundits across the political spectrum assess the chances of the Left at the 2018 election.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Poll: Seven Out Of Ten Hungarians Unsatisfied With The Condition Of Public Healthcare System
- 21 Mar 2017 5:42 AM
- health & wellness
A recent poll shows that an increasing proportion of Hungarians believe that the quality of public healthcare is deteriorating. In a survey conducted in March by the Publicus Institute, two-thirds of Hungarians who have used public healthcare said they believe its quality has worsened in recent years, up from 64 percent in a November 2015 survey, and seven out of ten Hungarians are generally ...
Local Opinion: A Liberal View Of Budapest’s Failed Olympic Bid
- 6 Mar 2017 5:42 AM
- sport
Magyar Narancs celebrates the withdrawal of Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games as a third victory over Viktor Orbán and his government within a year.
LMP Submits Referendum Initiatives To Thwart Paks Upgrade
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has submitted referendum initiatives aimed at obstructing the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant. LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél said that the upgrade project must be put to a referendum so that voters have an opportunity to pass a decision over the matter.
Hungarian Govt Pursues Patriotic Economic Policy
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government does not consider the expression “patriotic economic policy” a negative one, as this is the kind of economic policy the government itself pursues, the foreign affairs and trade minister said. Speaking at the Investor of the Year Gala organised by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó said the past year had brought significant economic ...
Magyar Opinion: Socialist Frontrunner Rules Out Cooperation With Gyurcsány
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder if a left-wing electoral pact is possible, as the Socialist candidate for Prime Minister calls on his main potential ally to quit politics altogether.
Opinion: The Hungarian Opposition Shows Signs Of Life
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Momentum’s victory
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
Deputy PM Semjén: Fidesz Benefits From Its Own Changes To Election Law
- 27 Mar 2017 11:40 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén (Christian Democratic People’s Party, KDNP) gave a rare interview to pro-government daily Magyar Idők Thursday, where he said that beginning in the autumn, the Fidesz-KDNP 2018 election campaign would “become ecstatic.” Semjén promised that the stakes of the election for the opposition parties would be “their mere survival.”
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Denounces ‘MSZP Declaration Of War’
- 27 Mar 2017 7:04 AM
- current affairs
As the leaders of the two main left-wing parties exchange blows, analysts and pundits across the political spectrum assess the chances of the Left at the 2018 election.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Poll: Seven Out Of Ten Hungarians Unsatisfied With The Condition Of Public Healthcare System
- 21 Mar 2017 5:42 AM
- health & wellness
A recent poll shows that an increasing proportion of Hungarians believe that the quality of public healthcare is deteriorating. In a survey conducted in March by the Publicus Institute, two-thirds of Hungarians who have used public healthcare said they believe its quality has worsened in recent years, up from 64 percent in a November 2015 survey, and seven out of ten Hungarians are generally ...
Local Opinion: A Liberal View Of Budapest’s Failed Olympic Bid
- 6 Mar 2017 5:42 AM
- sport
Magyar Narancs celebrates the withdrawal of Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games as a third victory over Viktor Orbán and his government within a year.
LMP Submits Referendum Initiatives To Thwart Paks Upgrade
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has submitted referendum initiatives aimed at obstructing the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant. LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél said that the upgrade project must be put to a referendum so that voters have an opportunity to pass a decision over the matter.
Hungarian Govt Pursues Patriotic Economic Policy
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government does not consider the expression “patriotic economic policy” a negative one, as this is the kind of economic policy the government itself pursues, the foreign affairs and trade minister said. Speaking at the Investor of the Year Gala organised by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó said the past year had brought significant economic ...
Magyar Opinion: Socialist Frontrunner Rules Out Cooperation With Gyurcsány
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder if a left-wing electoral pact is possible, as the Socialist candidate for Prime Minister calls on his main potential ally to quit politics altogether.
Opinion: The Hungarian Opposition Shows Signs Of Life
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Momentum’s victory
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...