678 result(s) for votes
Xpat Opinion: Here’s What New Hungarian Parliament Would Look Like If Elections Were Held Under Old Rules
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
You’ve heard the critics. They’re questioning how Fidesz could win 44.5 percent of the vote and end up with a 67 percent majority in parliament. It just shows, they argue, how unfair the new system is.
Köver Says Hungary’s House Speaker Is Post He’d Welcome Again
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
László Kövér told commercial news channel Hir TV late on Saturday that he would feel honoured to be given the chance to fill again the post of speaker of Hungary’s next parliament. He said he had felt comfortable occupying the post over the past four years and would have no reason to reject such an offer.
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Invalid Votes To Be Recounted In Budapest Ward
- 22 Apr 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ordered a recount of votes cast at an election ward in Budapest where the ruling Fidesz candidate narrowly beat the opposition candidate on April 6, news website index.hu said.
Vote Recount In Budapest Swing District Makes No Change In Outcome
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Votes were recounted in parts of Budapest’s 15th voting district where the result of the general election was very close, but the outcome has not changed, the National Election Committee said. The Committee ordered a recount at two polling stations of the eastern Budapest district, on grounds that based on testimonies of vote-counting committee members, some invalid votes had been accepted at the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungay's Post-Election Analyses From Two Different Worlds
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sometimes, it’s like two different worlds. Hungarian voters re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on April 6th, and over the last several days we’ve been treated to many vivid, post-game analyses.
Xpat Opinion: More Fuzzy Math Re Elections In Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
She’s doing it again. Using that fuzzy math again. Over the weekend, Paul Krugman’s blog on the New York Times, “The Conscience of a Liberal,” ran the latest dispatch from Kim Lane Scheppele. The subject? The elections in Hungary were “not fair”.
Princeton Prof Knocks Hungary’s Fidesz 2/3 Vote
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian election process raises serious doubts regarding the validity of the election result, Princeton University professor Kim Lane Scheppele, one of the best known authorities on constitutional developments in Hungary, said Monday.
Fidesz’s 2/3 Majority Officially Affirmed In Hungary
- 14 Apr 2014 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office announced early Sunday morning that with 99.99% of the April 6th parliamentary election vote counted, Fi-desz has indeed retained its two-thirds major-ity. This official preliminary result was arrived at after votes were processed on Saturday.
Xpat Opinion: Here’s What New Hungarian Parliament Would Look Like If Elections Were Held Under Old Rules
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
You’ve heard the critics. They’re questioning how Fidesz could win 44.5 percent of the vote and end up with a 67 percent majority in parliament. It just shows, they argue, how unfair the new system is.
Köver Says Hungary’s House Speaker Is Post He’d Welcome Again
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
László Kövér told commercial news channel Hir TV late on Saturday that he would feel honoured to be given the chance to fill again the post of speaker of Hungary’s next parliament. He said he had felt comfortable occupying the post over the past four years and would have no reason to reject such an offer.
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Invalid Votes To Be Recounted In Budapest Ward
- 22 Apr 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ordered a recount of votes cast at an election ward in Budapest where the ruling Fidesz candidate narrowly beat the opposition candidate on April 6, news website index.hu said.
Vote Recount In Budapest Swing District Makes No Change In Outcome
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Votes were recounted in parts of Budapest’s 15th voting district where the result of the general election was very close, but the outcome has not changed, the National Election Committee said. The Committee ordered a recount at two polling stations of the eastern Budapest district, on grounds that based on testimonies of vote-counting committee members, some invalid votes had been accepted at the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungay's Post-Election Analyses From Two Different Worlds
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sometimes, it’s like two different worlds. Hungarian voters re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on April 6th, and over the last several days we’ve been treated to many vivid, post-game analyses.
Xpat Opinion: More Fuzzy Math Re Elections In Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
She’s doing it again. Using that fuzzy math again. Over the weekend, Paul Krugman’s blog on the New York Times, “The Conscience of a Liberal,” ran the latest dispatch from Kim Lane Scheppele. The subject? The elections in Hungary were “not fair”.
Princeton Prof Knocks Hungary’s Fidesz 2/3 Vote
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian election process raises serious doubts regarding the validity of the election result, Princeton University professor Kim Lane Scheppele, one of the best known authorities on constitutional developments in Hungary, said Monday.
Fidesz’s 2/3 Majority Officially Affirmed In Hungary
- 14 Apr 2014 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office announced early Sunday morning that with 99.99% of the April 6th parliamentary election vote counted, Fi-desz has indeed retained its two-thirds major-ity. This official preliminary result was arrived at after votes were processed on Saturday.