Opposition Primary Election to Start in mid-August The opposition primary ahead of the 2022 general election will start in mid-August and will involve electing individual candidates for... 2021.03.01.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Dispatches from the Trenches in the Culture War A pro-government commentator finds it justified for the government to have reclaimed national sovereignty from what he calls the ‘post-Communist... 2021.02.23.
Momentum Leader Fekete-Győr to Run in Joint Opposition PM Primary András Fekete-Győr, the leader of the Momentum party, will run in the primary for the joint opposition's candidate for prime... 2021.02.22.
House Speaker: Hungary’s Future Hinges on 2022 Election Winner The future of Hungary depends on who will win the 2022 general elections, house speaker Lászlo Kövér said on commercial... 2021.02.20.
Orbán Talks About Gradually Opening Hungary at Fidesz Group Meeting During the most recent parliamentary group meeting of the Hungarian ruling parties, Viktor Orbán talked about the gradual reopening of... 2021.02.11.
Jobbik Leader Jakab to Run in Pre-selection Vote for Opposition PM Candidate Jobbik leader Péter Jakab announced he would run in the pre-selection process to determine who will become the joint opposition... 2021.01.28.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Debate over Vaccination Rolls on Left-wing and liberal commentators accuse the government of acting irresponsibly, by promoting Russian and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines. Pro-government pundits, on... 2021.01.25.
PMO Head: Gov’t Plans Continued Cooperation With the US under Biden Asked about the Hungarian government's preparations for a new period of relations with the United States after the inauguration of... 2021.01.14.
Opposition Parties Lay Down Joint Government Principles Parties of the parliamentary opposition on Tuesday signed an agreement concerning principles of a joint government should they win the... 2021.01.05.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Comments on the Lessons of 2020 Opponents of the government find the administration at fault in both home and international politics, while being dissatisfied with the... 2021.01.04.
Hungarian Press Roundup: First Appraisals of 2020 Political commentators on both sides of the political divide depict 2020 in dark colours and brace for even tougher clashes... 2021.01.02.
Family Minister: Civic Govt Guarantee to Continued Family Support Only the Fidesz civic government can guarantee the preservation of family support, the minister in charge of families said in... 2020.12.30.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Prospects of the Joint Opposition in the 2022 Election A pro-government pundit suggests that the opposition alliance is held together only by hatred of the Orbán government. Two centrist... 2020.12.28.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Opposition Parties Join Forces As the main opposition parties announce their agreement to run jointly in the 2022 Parliamentary election, a pro-government and a... 2020.12.23.
Main Opposition Parties to Run on Joint List in 2022 After a long preparation and negotiation process, Hungary's six most significant opposition parties agreed to run on a joint list... 2020.12.21.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Row over Rule of Law Conditionality Rumbles on Commentators on Left and Right ponder the broader implications of the EU’s rule of law conditionality. Most importantly, they try... 2020.12.14.
Former Jobbik MP Bencsik Starts New Political Movement Former Jobbik lawmaker János Bencsik, who sits in parliament as an independent, has announced that he is launching a new... 2020.12.04.
Momentum on Board for Joint Opposition List in 2022 The Momentum Movement plans to be a part of the joint opposition list of candidates in the 2022 parliamentary elections,... 2020.11.30.
Newest Proposal to Election Law Can Force Opposition to One Party List Recently, the government submitted an amendment proposal to the election law, which generated outrage among opposition parties, as in their... 2020.11.25.
Opposition Parties Vow to Settle on Joint PM Candidate by October 2021 Hungary's opposition parties have promised to name a joint candidate for prime minister and joint individual candidates for each electoral... 2020.11.16.
New Election Law Allows Photographing of Ballots, Opposition Objects Photographing ballots for personal use is no longer banned according to a rather overlooked modification of the new, controversial amendment... 2020.11.16.
