Football Fed President Invites Opposition Leaders to Match after Fidesz Politician’s Exclusionary Comment After Fidesz lawmaker Gyula Budai told Momentum's leader and the Budapest mayor not to show up at the Hungarian national... 2021.08.30.
Mayor Karácsony Under Fire for Planned Changes to Budapest Transport Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, recently announced a series of measures that will bring radical changes to transport in... 2021.08.30.
DK PM Candidate Dobrev: Next Gov’t Needs to Bring Hungary Back to Western Europe Besides government change, Hungary's future in the EU will also be at stake, with "a Huxit looming on the horizon,"... 2021.08.30.
Press Roundup: Repercussions of Afghanistan Left-wing and liberal commentators believe that the Afghanistan crisis is the collective responsibility of the West. A conservative columnist think... 2021.08.30.
Press Roundup: Crossfire of Accusations of Demagoguery A pro-government commentator interprets Budapest Mayor Karácsony’s threat to veto the Budapest Athletics Championship as a demagogic stunt. A liberal... 2021.08.30.
Budapest Hosts First Comprehensive Gerhard Richter Exhibition A comprehensive exhibition showcasing 80 works of renowned contemporary German artist Gerhard Richter has opened in the Hungarian National Gallery... 2021.08.28.
DK Politician Assaulted while Collecting Pre-Election Signatures A local representative of the opposition Democratic Coalition was assaulted while collecting signatures for the opposition pre-election, the party said... 2021.08.28.
Press Roundup: Athletics World Championship Hangs in the (Political) Balance A right-wing pundit accuses the Mayor of Budapest of high treason for his suggestion to withdraw Budapest’s offer to host... 2021.08.28.
Budapest Mayor’s Plan to Veto Hosting of 2023 World Athletics Championships Generates Outcry Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has caused a huge uproar after he announced that he will veto the 2023 Budapest Athletics... 2021.08.27.
Popular, Wild Kisoroszi ‘Szigetcsúcs’ to Be Developed Amid Protest The local government of Kisoroszi is set to develop the popular camping and holiday spot at the Northern tip of... 2021.08.27.
Socialists Vow to Compensate Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship for Govt Support Cuts The opposition Socialist Party (MSZP) on Thursday promised to compensate the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (MET), a Methodist church headed by... 2021.08.26.
Opposition Primaries: Rivals Endorse Each Another Multiple opposition prime ministerial candidates have endorsed their rivals, noticeably in support of each other running in the upcoming primaries.... 2021.08.25.
Budapest Council to Carry Out HUF 1 Bn Worth Projects Based on Residents’ Proposals The Budapest metropolitan council will carry out fifteen projects worth a total of one billion forints (EUR 2.9 million) based... 2021.08.24.
LMP Accuses Govt of ‘Breaking’ National Waste Management System Opposition LMP on Tuesday accused the government of "breaking" Hungary's national waste management system by outsourcing it at the national... 2021.08.24.
LMP Lawmaker to Join Jobbik Parliamentary Group After 2022 General Elections Márta Demeter, lawmaker of opposition green LMP, will be joining the parliamentary group of rightist Jobbik if she wins a... 2021.08.23.
Opposition Primaries Procedure Begins to Find Strongest Candidates to Challenge Fidesz Next Year Following long negotiations and dealings, administration of the opposition primaries has just been concluded, and the procedure officially started on... 2021.08.23.
Press Roundup: GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations A pro-government commentator believes that Hungary’s 17.9 per cent growth rate vindicates the government’s economic policy. The leading online business... 2021.08.19.
“Huxit” Comments from Fidesz Circles Generate Backlash An opinion piece arguing for Hungary's departure from the European Union recently got published in pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet. Its... 2021.08.18.
Govt: Left ‘Has Admitted It Wants to Allow LGBTQ Propaganda into Schools’ By challenging the government's referendum initiative on child protection issues, the leftist opposition has "admitted that they all support bringing... 2021.08.18.
Jobbik’s László Bíró, Criticized for Racist Comments, Withdraws from Opposition Primaries Opposition Jobbik's candidate, László Bíró, who lost the by-election in the Borsod 6th district to governing Fidesz’s candidate a year... 2021.08.17.
Opposition Parties and Human Rights NGO TASZ Challenge Gov’t’s ‘Child Protection’ Referendum Human rights NGO TASZ and opposition parties Momentum and satirical Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), decided to challenge the National... 2021.08.17.