Patti Smith Shares her Love for Hungarian Literature at Budapest Performance On Wednesday evening, Patti Smith gave a concert in Müpa Budapest. During her performance, she recited three Hungarian poems. But... 2021.10.14.
Rivalry between Opposition PM Candidates Márki-Zay and Dobrev Getting More Intense The battle for electing Viktor Orbán's challenger has been narrowed down to two contenders. As the second, decisive round of... 2021.10.12.
Second Round of Primaries Underway with 78k Voting on First Day The second round of the primary elections started on October 10th and on the first day, already 78,000 people cast... 2021.10.11.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Primary Runoff By the time the news broke on Friday that Klára Dobrev will face a single challenger, namely Péter Márki-Zay, in the second round of... 2021.10.11.
Press Roundup: Karácsony Withdraws from the Primary Race A pro-government daily reads Gergely Karácsony’s decision to withdraw from the opposition primary as proof that he is a failed... 2021.10.09.
Karácsony Withdraws from Primaries Minutes Before Deadline Contrary to his previous statements, Gergely Karácsony announced today that he is withdrawing from the primaries in favor of Péter... 2021.10.08.
All Hungarian MEPs in Favor of EP’s New 30 km/h Speed Limit Proposal in Residential Areas Robust road safety measures, such as a 30 km per hour speed limit, are the way to reach zero deaths... 2021.10.07.
Neither Opposition PM Candidate Will Step Aside Candidates for prime minister, Gergely Karácsony and Péter Márki-Zay, finally concluded their negotiations regarding the second round of the primaries,... 2021.10.07.
Opposition PM Candidates Karácsony and Márki-Zay Still Undecided Who Should Step Aside Amid Contradictory Survey Results As we are getting closer to the second round of the primary elections, the tension between candidates does not seem... 2021.10.06.
Karácsony and Márki-Zay’s Plan to Challenge DK’s Dobrev Together at Opposition PM Primary Fails Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony and Hódmezővásárhely mayor Péter Márki-Zay said that they would run together in the second round of... 2021.10.05.
Tensions Grow amid Speculation and Bargains ahead of Opposition Primary’s 2nd Round While there still isn't a final agreement between centrist prime ministerial candidate Gergely Karácsony and conservative Péter Márki-Zay, the two... 2021.10.04.
Fidesz: More than a Million Hungarians Sign Anti-Gyurcsány Petition More than one million people so far have signed the ruling alliance's "Stop Gyurcsány! Stop Karácsony!" petition launched on Sept.... 2021.10.04.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on Discord Within the Opposition Over Proposals to Scrap the 2011 Constitution Commentators across the political spectrum wonder whether, if they win the election next April, the opposition could or would revoke... 2021.10.04.
Press Roundup: Dobrev Wins First Round of Opposition Primary A left-liberal author ponders Klára Dobrev’s chances of winning the second round of the opposition primaries, and then of a... 2021.10.02.
Second Round of the Primaries Might See Political Maneuvering Klára Dobrev, Gergely Karácsony, and Péter Márki-Zay have made it to the second round of the primary elections. Now that... 2021.10.01.
Press Roundup: First Round of Opposition Primary Concludes A pro-government commentator claims that the opposition primary is a stunt orchestrated by Ferenc Gyurcsány. A liberal columnist commenting on... 2021.10.01.
DK’s Dobrev Wins First Round of Opposition Primary Election Democratic Coalition's (DK) Klára Dobrev has garnered most of the votes at the opposition primaries' first round, followed by Párbeszéd's... 2021.10.01.
Opposition Primaries: Results Counted Until Thursday Evening As of today, Thursday, the results of the opposition primaries will be counted and the winner announced as the prime... 2021.09.30.
Budapest Assembly to Set Up New Homeless Shelter Budapest is setting up a new homeless shelter to house 100 homeless people overnight at a recently renovated 2,000sqm facility... 2021.09.29.
Opposition Parties Distance Themselves from Jobbik Politician after Controversial Photo Surfaces A photo depicting the deputy mayor of Ózd has recently surfaced, in which the politician of opposition Jobbik is making... 2021.09.27.
Fidesz Comm Head: Over Half a Million Sign Anti-Gyurcsány Petition More than half a million people so far have signed the ruling alliance's "Stop Gyurcsány! Stop Karácsony!" petition launched on... 2021.09.23.