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Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
Referendum Registration Numbers Low Among Ethnic Hungarians
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Registration numbers beyond the border for the Oct. 2 migrant quota referendum have been relatively low so far with barely 1,000 people registering to vote by mail each week, the daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing data from the National Election Office.
LMP Urges Consultations On Election Rules
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has called for talks with other opposition parties to discuss changing the election rules with a view to allowing Hungarians staying abroad to vote by mail. Ákos Hadházy, LMP’s co-leader, told a press conference that his party would also discuss ways to eliminate discrepancies in the election system as well as opportunities for election fraud.
Over Half Of Opposition Supporters Happy With Govt’s Migration Policy
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than half of Hungary’s opposition supporters are pleased with the government’s migrant policy, the latest survey by the Nézőpont Institute released on Wednesday shows. It also showed that support for the ruling parties remains well above support for the opposition.
Kövér: Hungary Ally Rather Than Enemy To Romania
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romania may in the future realise that ethnic Hungarians are an asset rather than a hazard, while Hungary is an ally sharing values and interests rather than an enemy to Romania, House Speaker László Kövér said in Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) on Wednesday.
DK: PM, Govt Must Resign If Quota Referendum Fails
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the October 2 national referendum on EU migrant quotas fails the Hungarian prime minister and the government must resign, an MEP of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition said. Csaba Molnár said Orbán himself must bear political responsibility, encouraging Hungarian voters to stay away.
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 ...
Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
Referendum Registration Numbers Low Among Ethnic Hungarians
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Registration numbers beyond the border for the Oct. 2 migrant quota referendum have been relatively low so far with barely 1,000 people registering to vote by mail each week, the daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing data from the National Election Office.
LMP Urges Consultations On Election Rules
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has called for talks with other opposition parties to discuss changing the election rules with a view to allowing Hungarians staying abroad to vote by mail. Ákos Hadházy, LMP’s co-leader, told a press conference that his party would also discuss ways to eliminate discrepancies in the election system as well as opportunities for election fraud.
Over Half Of Opposition Supporters Happy With Govt’s Migration Policy
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than half of Hungary’s opposition supporters are pleased with the government’s migrant policy, the latest survey by the Nézőpont Institute released on Wednesday shows. It also showed that support for the ruling parties remains well above support for the opposition.
Kövér: Hungary Ally Rather Than Enemy To Romania
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romania may in the future realise that ethnic Hungarians are an asset rather than a hazard, while Hungary is an ally sharing values and interests rather than an enemy to Romania, House Speaker László Kövér said in Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) on Wednesday.
DK: PM, Govt Must Resign If Quota Referendum Fails
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the October 2 national referendum on EU migrant quotas fails the Hungarian prime minister and the government must resign, an MEP of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition said. Csaba Molnár said Orbán himself must bear political responsibility, encouraging Hungarian voters to stay away.
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 ...