Opposition Steps Back from Organizing Primary to Choose Own Presidential Candidate Just over a week after the launch of their initiative, the Civil Head of State Nominating Committee (CÁJB) is dropping... 2021.11.22.
Márki-Zay: Opposition Would Retain Border Fence Hungary's opposition, if it wins next year's election, will retain the fence along the country's border with Serbia, Péter Márki-Zay,... 2021.11.18.
Opposition PM Candidate Márki-Zay Names Several Members of His Team of Experts Péter Márki-Zay, the united opposition’s candidate for prime minister, has named several individuals who will be part of his team... 2021.11.18.
New Amendment Makes Establishment of Fictitious Addresses Legal, NGO Warns The Hungarian Parliament has adopted a new amendment that changes the definition of residence, so in the future a person... 2021.11.18.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay and LMP Sign Joint Statement on Green Policy Goals Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition alliance's prime ministerial candidate, and Máté Kanász-Nagy, co-leader of opposition green party LMP, on Tuesday signed... 2021.11.17.
One of Hungary’s Richest Businessmen Joins Supporters of Opposition PM Candidate Márki-Zay Hungary’s 12th wealthiest man, László Bige, has joined the supporters of Péter Márki-Zay's campaign, donating millions of forints to his... 2021.11.17.
Press Roundup: Orbán Re-Elected Chairman of Fidesz A left-wing pundit compares the weekend congress of the ruling party to Communist-era party congresses, while a pro-government columnist describes... 2021.11.16.
Orbán at Fidesz Congress: ‘We will go through the thickest wall and win again” If Fidesz-KDNP can continue to govern, Hungary can make huge progress again in the next ten years and move up... 2021.11.15.
Parliament Adopts Amendment Allowing Referendums to be Held on Same Day as Elections It will now be possible in Hungary to hold a referendum on the day of the general, municipal, or EP... 2021.11.10.
Press Roundup: Ruminations on Márki-Zay’s Political Vision An alt-left commentator sees Péter Márki-Zay as a pro-market neo-liberal politician. A pro-government commentator thinks that the opposition frontrunner wants... 2021.11.09.
Covid-Skeptic Vlogger Gődény Announces to Run with Party in 2022 Parliamentary Elections Bodybuilder, pharmacist, and Covid skeptic György Gődény announced on social media that he will be running for Hungary's 2022 parliamentary... 2021.11.09.
Satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party to Run Alone at Upcoming Election The Satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) has confirmed they will run alone in the upcoming general elections. This comes after... 2021.11.08.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Possible Outcome of Next Year’s Parliamentary Elections Weekly newspapers and magazines study the prospects of opposition parties in the Hungarian parliamentary elections due in just under six... 2021.11.08.
Family Minister: Govt to Spend HUF 3,500 Billion on Family Support Next Year Hungary's government will spend some 3,500 billion forints (EUR 9.7bn), or 6.2 percent of GDP, on family support measures in... 2021.10.31.
Fidesz Makes ‘Stop Gyurcsány, Stop Márki-Zay’ Petition Available in Sign Language The ruling parties' "Stop Gyurcsány, stop Márki-Zay" petition has been made available for people using sign language, Fidesz said in... 2021.10.27.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Meets Historian Timothy Ash British historian, author, and commentator, Timothy Garton Ash, and Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, met on monday. Ash previously criticized Viktor... 2021.10.26.
Former PM Bajnai Announces Recruitment for Opposition Ballot Counters Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai has announced a commitment to ensuring an equal representation of vote counters delegated from both... 2021.10.26.
Márki-Zay: Fidesz Gave DK Information During Primaries to Discredit Him Péter Márki-Zay, the joint opposition's candidate for prime minister, held a press conference today in Hódmezővásárhely where he is currently... 2021.10.25.
Gyurcsány: Opposition Coalition Now ‘More Important than DK’ The coalition of opposition parties running together in the 2022 general election "is now far more important than the Democratic... 2021.10.25.
PM Candidate Márki-Zay on Oct 23: ‘Fight the Common Enemy Together’ Péter Márki-Zay spoke to Hungarians about following the example of the revolutionaries of 1956, joining together to achieve victory through... 2021.10.23.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay Gathers Support Among Intellectuals Critics of both the government and of the opposition parties welcome the result of the opposition primary but wonder what... 2021.10.22.
