423 result(s) for voting
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The European Parliament Rapporteur On Hungary Pays A Visit To Budapest
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian right-wing press is buzzing with indignation. Judith Sargentini, a Greens/EFA member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, arrived in Hungary yesterday as part of her work as rapporteur for the parliament’s investigation into whether Hungary is in breach of the values of the European Union.
Govt Officials Hold Talks With Author Of Libe Report On Hungary Rule Of Law
- 10 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Government officials on Tuesday held talks with Green MEP Judith Sargentini, the author of the report being prepared by the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, a foreign ministry official said.
Local Opinion: Poland’s New PM In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator sees Mr Morawiecki’s choice of Budapest for his first bilateral visit abroad as a sign of the strong alliance between the two governments in facing infringement procedures launched by Brussels.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.
Referendum Bid On Declaring December 24 A Public Holiday Fails
- 18 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected the referendum initiatives on declaring December 24 a public holiday and setting a salary cap for state company managers, at its meeting on Friday. Both initiatives have failed as the number of signatures collected falls short of the required limit, NVB head Ilona Pálffy said.
Viktor Orbán’s Party Commands Strong Lead In Budapest
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
With a fifth of voting-age Hungarians resident in Budapest — traditionally an opposition stronghold — the strength of support for the ruling Fidesz-led alliance in the capital is a national bellwether just five months before the 2018 general election, the Nézőpont Institute said, noting that Fidesz enjoys 45 percent support among the capital’s decided voters.
Fidesz Delegation Purchases 5,000 Copies Of George Soros “Biography”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly’s Fidesz delegation spent some HUF 13 million (USD 49,000) on 5,000 copies of a book about George Soros written by a German conspiracy theorist, reports mfor.hu.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Migration Rolls On
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses western business elites of advocating mass immigration in the hope that this will yield them lucrative contracts. A critic of the government, on the other hand, fears that harsh anti-immigrant propaganda might foment hatred in Hungary.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The European Parliament Rapporteur On Hungary Pays A Visit To Budapest
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian right-wing press is buzzing with indignation. Judith Sargentini, a Greens/EFA member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, arrived in Hungary yesterday as part of her work as rapporteur for the parliament’s investigation into whether Hungary is in breach of the values of the European Union.
Govt Officials Hold Talks With Author Of Libe Report On Hungary Rule Of Law
- 10 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Government officials on Tuesday held talks with Green MEP Judith Sargentini, the author of the report being prepared by the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, a foreign ministry official said.
Local Opinion: Poland’s New PM In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator sees Mr Morawiecki’s choice of Budapest for his first bilateral visit abroad as a sign of the strong alliance between the two governments in facing infringement procedures launched by Brussels.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.
Referendum Bid On Declaring December 24 A Public Holiday Fails
- 18 Dec 2017 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected the referendum initiatives on declaring December 24 a public holiday and setting a salary cap for state company managers, at its meeting on Friday. Both initiatives have failed as the number of signatures collected falls short of the required limit, NVB head Ilona Pálffy said.
Viktor Orbán’s Party Commands Strong Lead In Budapest
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
With a fifth of voting-age Hungarians resident in Budapest — traditionally an opposition stronghold — the strength of support for the ruling Fidesz-led alliance in the capital is a national bellwether just five months before the 2018 general election, the Nézőpont Institute said, noting that Fidesz enjoys 45 percent support among the capital’s decided voters.
Fidesz Delegation Purchases 5,000 Copies Of George Soros “Biography”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly’s Fidesz delegation spent some HUF 13 million (USD 49,000) on 5,000 copies of a book about George Soros written by a German conspiracy theorist, reports mfor.hu.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Migration Rolls On
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses western business elites of advocating mass immigration in the hope that this will yield them lucrative contracts. A critic of the government, on the other hand, fears that harsh anti-immigrant propaganda might foment hatred in Hungary.