After Low-Key Campaigning and Shocking Defeat, Is Jobbik in Trouble? One of the biggest losses of this election is the Jobbik party losing 17 MPs. In addition, according to several... 2022.04.07.
Press Roundup: Democratic Coalition and Jobbik Conclude Primary Pact Jobbik’s former leader explains the reasons behind such a surprising alliance, while a conservative pundit accuses Jobbik of betraying its... 2021.06.15.
Opposition Jobbik Leader Jakab Receives Record High Fine for ‘Misbehavior’ Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér fined Péter Jakab, president and group leader of opposition Jobbik, over HUF 9.6 million forints (EUR... 2021.05.25.
LMP to Submit Bill on Postal Voting for Hungarians Abroad Opposition LMP on Thursday said it will submit to parliament a bill that would allow Hungarians living abroad to vote... 2021.04.22.
Budapest Mayor Backs Initiative for Hungarians Abroad to Vote by Mail Gergely Karácsony, Budapest's mayor and the co-leader of the opposition Párbeszéd party, has said he backs an initiative aimed at... 2021.03.17.
Online Referendum on Voting Abilities of Hungarians Working Abroad to be Launched by Former Jobbik Leader Vona It was announced on Tuesday that the Second Reform Age Foundation, founded by Gábor Vona, the former president of right-wing... 2021.03.02.
Former Jobbik Leader Condemns Party for Provocative Post About Religious Fidesz and Trump Supporters Jobbik shared a mocking image on its Facebook page to demonstrate a parallel between Trump supporters who recently stormed the... 2021.01.14.
Szájer Scandal: Opposition Criticizes Fidesz for ‘Shallow Christian Conservative Values’ Hungarian Fidesz MEP József Szájer resigned from his EP mandate last weekend. Two days later, it turned out that the... 2020.12.02.
Recent Football Success Causes Division and Political Conflict As the Fidesz-led government and namely Prime Minister Orbán views football as a top priority, and pours immense amounts of... 2020.11.20.
Foreign Minister Says Vacation on Billionaire’s Luxury Yacht ‘Private Matter,’ Opposition Demands His Resignation A week ago, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó was caught vacationing with his family on the Adriatic... 2020.08.25.
‘A human in inhumanity’ – Politicians, Public Figures Say Goodbye to László Bogdán Politicians, well-known public figures, and organizations remembered László Bogdán, Mayor of Cserdi, who died on Monday. The Hungarian Parliament also... 2020.07.15.
Former Jobbik President Vona Quits Party The opposition Jobbik party's former leader, Gábor Vona, has quit the party. The nationalist party said in a statement on... 2019.10.29.
Stagnating Opposition After Two-Thirds Fidesz-KDNP Victory In April 2018, Viktor Orbán’s party gained another two-thirds victory at the general elections for the third time. The strong... 2018.10.08.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Competing Strategies from Two Former Party Leaders The former leaders of the MSZP and of Jobbik depict the political landscape from their own perspectives and outline the... 2018.09.25.
Gábor Vona Won’t Take up Jobbik Parliament Seat; Nézőpont Institute Says the Party May Split Despite the fact that his party had won the second-highest number, 25 of parliamentary seats, Jobbik PM candidate Gábor Vona... 2018.04.10.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Select PM Candidates, Begin to Gear up for 2018 Election Wire Service MTI reports that several of Hungary’s major opposition parties have officially selected their nominees for the office of... 2017.05.29.
Working to Rebrand his Far-Right Party, Jobbik Leader Gábor Vona Sits Down for Interview with Jewish Magazine This week, The Forward, an American Jewish newspaper based in New York City, published an interview with Gábor Vona, head... 2017.02.10.
Hungarian Far-Right Jobbik Party Holds Year-Opening Conference At his party’s year-opening event this past Saturday, Jobbik leader Gábor Vona promised a “new era of reform” for his... 2017.01.30.
Jobbik Leader Slams Government And Continues To Demand “European Wage Union” Radical nationalist Jobbik's party leader Gábor Vona has lambasted ruling Fidesz for rejecting Jobbik’s call to raise Hungary’s wages to... 2017.01.06.
Vona: Jobbik Backs Constitutional Amendment Only If Government Scraps Residency Bond Scheme – Update! Hungary's radical nationalist Jobbik party will support a planned constitutional amendment initiated by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán only if it... 2016.10.19.
Radical Aspirations: Jobbik Aims To Become Fidesz’s Alternative As Governing Party By 2018 The radical nationalist Jobbik party aims to become the only alternative to the governing Fidesz party in the 2018 general... 2016.09.09.