Government Party Candidate Wins Seat in Key Budapest District In the 5th constituency of Budavár, Budapest's 1st district, by-elections were held on Sunday, where Fidesz candidate Csilla Fazekas won.... 2022.09.12.
Former President Leaves Nationalist Jobbik Party Péter Jakab, former party chairman and leader of the Jobbik Movement for Hungary, has announced his resignation from the party... 2022.08.12.
Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Fidesz Office A man tried to set fire to a Fidesz office in Szeged by throwing a Molotov cocktail into it. The... 2022.07.29.
International Spokesman Refutes Anti-Semitism Claims State secretary and international spokesman, Zoltán Kovács, is accusing Ira Forman of double standards and journalistic inaccuracy in his Jerusalem... 2022.07.25.
Following Internal Clashes Nationalist Jobbik Elects New Leader MEP Márton Gyöngyösi was elected the new chairman of opposition Jobbik at the party's congress on Saturday. Gyöngyösi received 68... 2022.07.04.
Opposition Jobbik Welcomes Government’s Plan to Establish Stand-Alone Border Guard Force Nationalist opposition Jobbik party has welcomed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Monday remarks expressing support for plans to set up a... 2022.06.29.
Budapest By-Elections Yield 3 Governing Party, 1 Opposition Victory Four Budapest seats held by-elections on Sunday, with three electing candidates from the governing party and one from the opposition,... 2022.06.27.
Changes in Hungarian Media: Printing Closures and Ownership Changes Mediaworks will reduce its unused printing capacities and close two of its printing plants, Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. told MTI. In... 2022.06.14.
Scandal-hit Member of Hungarian Pre-election Opposition Coalition Péter Jakab Resigns Péter Jakab, former leader of the nationalist Jobbik (The Right One) party has resigned yesterday during an emergency party committee... 2022.06.09.
Fidesz: Left Would Have ‘Gone Along With’ EU Oil Embargo The left-wing, as in the past, failed to support Hungarian interests, and their statements make plain they would have endorsed... 2022.05.31.
Latest Jobbik Scandal: President Jakab to Press Charges against Vice-chair In the latest scandal within right-wing opposition party Jobbik, president Péter Jakab announced that charges will be pressed against vice-chair... 2022.05.31.
DK Drafts Proposals on Helping People Struggling with Inflation The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has drafted proposals to help families and vulnerable people cope with high inflation, László Varju,... 2022.05.27.
Opposition Parties Comment on Recent Windfall Taxes Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies to pay a... 2022.05.26.
Direkt36 Reveals Major Disunity in Hungary’s 2022 Opposition Campaign After a month and a half of gathering information, Direkt36 has shared its findings on why the United for Hungary... 2022.05.20.
Jobbik Leader Jakab Denies Cover-up Attempt of Party’s Alleged Sexual Assault Scandal It broke headlines on Thursday that a Jobbik politician allegedly lured the 24-year-old partner of Jobbik deputy chairman György Szilágyi... 2022.05.10.
Former Deputy Leader Stummer Quits Jobbik János Stummer, a former deputy leader of opposition Jobbik, has quit the party following the election of Péter Jakab as... 2022.05.10.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on The Opposition a Full Month After its Electoral Defeat Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum suggest that the weaknesses which sealed the opposition’s fate during the elections... 2022.05.09.
Péter Jakab Re-elected as Jobbik Leader Péter Jakab was re-elected as leader of the opposition Jobbik party at a party conference on Saturday, the party said... 2022.05.07.
Press Report: Alleged Sexual Assault of Jobbik VP’s Partner at Party Event Jobbik politicians allegedly lured a 24-year-old woman into a room and locked her in, then the perpetrator disrobed and tried... 2022.05.06.
EC Proposes Phased Oil Embargo on Russia The European Commission is presenting its sixth package of sanctions against Russia, proposing a phased ban on importing oil from... 2022.05.04.
Hungarian Lawmakers Take Oaths in New Parliament On Monday, MPs who won seats in the April parliamentary elections took their oath in the National Assembly. At the... 2022.05.02.