Elections 2018: According to Pro-Govt Institute, Ruling Fidesz-KDNP Keeps a Confident Lead With eleven days to go until the April 8 general election, the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats alliance maintains its lead over... 2018.03.29.
Elections in Hungary 2018: Weekly Party Roundup #9 As elections are approaching, Hungary Today is publishing a weekly party roundup on each Monday. Governing Fidesz-KDNP continues its anti-Soros, anti-immigration campaign... 2018.03.27.
Elections 2018: More Soros; Debate around Jobbik; Karácsony Insists on Basic Income; Hungarians Abroad Expect High Turnout With a little more than two weeks until the elections on April 8, electoral campaign is definitely moving forward at full... 2018.03.27.
Elections in Hungary 2018: Weekly Party Roundup #8 As elections are approaching, Hungary Today is publishing a weekly party roundup on each Monday. With less than three weeks to go,... 2018.03.19.
Elections 2018: MSZP-PM Candidate Gergely Karácsony Meets Former Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern Hungary’s April 8 general election will bear significance beyond the country, opposition Socialist-Párbeszéd prime ministerial candidate Gergely Karácsony and Social... 2018.03.14.
Elections 2018: Jobbik Leader Gábor Vona Claims that a High Electoral Turnout Will Lead to a Change in Government Jobbik's leader, Gabor Vona, has told supporters that if turnout is high enough in the April 8 general election, then... 2018.03.13.
Elections in Hungary 2018: Weekly Party Roundup #7 As elections are approaching, Hungary Today is publishing a weekly party roundup on each Monday. With less than one month left until... 2018.03.12.
Elections 2018: PM Orbán Claims that Economic Growth Can Only be Maintained “If Hungary is Protected” At the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual opening session, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed that “If Hungary is... 2018.03.08.
ELECTIONS IN HUNGARY 2018: WEEKLY PARTY ROUNDUP #6 As elections are approaching, Hungary Today is publishing a weekly party roundup on each Monday. In the wake of the midterm mayoral election... 2018.03.05.
Elections 2018: Survey Shows that Increased Opposition Cooperation May Lead to Bigger Fidesz Wins ‘The Country for All Movement’ (KOM), an organization hoping to coordinate the activities of Hungary’s opposition parties, recently examined the... 2018.03.05.
Elections 2018: Everything You Need to Know About the Voting Rights of Hungarians Living Abroad In this year's April parliamentary elections, more Hungarians living abroad without an established Hungarian residence are eligible to vote than... 2018.03.02.
To Soros or not to Soros? Will Orbán’s Fidesz Party Scale Back its ‘Stop Soros’ Campaign After its Defeat in Hódmezővásárhely? In the wake of last Sunday’s mayoral election defeat in Hódmezővásárhely, opposition leaning Magyar Nemzet has aired an alleged confidential appeal from Fidesz... 2018.03.02.
Fidesz Activists to Organize “Peace March” Following Sunday’s By-Election Defeat In the wake of last week's by-election defeat in Hódmezővásárhely, Fidesz activists announced on Monday that they would once again organize... 2018.02.28.
In Major Electoral Upset, Opposition Candidate Wins in Fidesz Stronghold of Hódmezővásárhely The Southeastern city of Hódmezővásárhely has had right-wing mayors since the end of Communism in 1989. That string of Fidesz... 2018.02.26.
ELECTIONS IN HUNGARY 2018: WEEKLY PARTY ROUNDUP #5 As elections are approaching, Hungary Today is publishing a weekly roundup on each Monday. The campaign officially started on last Saturday, while... 2018.02.26.
Elections 2018 – Viktor Orbán Starts Campaign in Eger Prime Minister Viktor Orbán started a tour of Hungary in Eger, a city in the northeast of the country, as... 2018.02.21.
Elections in Hungary 2018: Weekly Party Roundup #4 As elections are approaching, Hungary Today is publishing a weekly roundup on each Monday. So far, 93 parties and 13 ethnic minority... 2018.02.20.
Hungarian Political Parties Hold Campaign-Opening Events for 2018 Elections Over the weekend, a number of Hungary’s political parties held large events that served as launchpads into this year’s parliamentary... 2018.02.19.
Left-Wing Opposition Parties Momentum and LMP In Discussions Over Potential Alliance This week, Hungarian opposition parties LMP (Politics Can Be Different) and Momentum seemed to edge towards an alliance ahead of... 2018.02.09.
Church and State? Hungarian Religious Leaders’ Recent, Controversial Endorsements of Political Figures In the past several months, the issue of religious leaders becoming involved in the upcoming April parliamentary elections has become... 2018.02.06.
After Meeting with Hungarian Opposition Leaders, RMDSZ Leader Claims that “Transylvanian Hungarians Know Whom to Vote For” Last week, Hunor Kelemen, leader of Transylvania’s ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ Party (the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) met with... 2018.02.05.
