Five PM Candidates to Enter Ring at Opposition Primaries after Signature Collection Comes to a Close Five prime ministerial candidates will run in the primaries after two of them didn't manage to collect the relevant number... 2021.09.07.
Karácsony Greets Budapest Jewish Community on Jewish New Year Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony greeted the city's Jewish community on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, in... 2021.09.07.
Fidesz: Mayor Karácsony Has Deserted Budapest Budapest's mayor has neglected his duties in the capital in preference for the campaign trail, Zsolt Láng, who heads the... 2021.09.04.
Press Roundup: Budapest at Loggerheads with the Govt Over the Athletics World Championship and the Fudan Campus A pro-government commentator accuses the opposition of using both the planned athletics event and the Fudan campus as political tools.... 2021.09.04.
Jobbik’s Péter Jakab Third to Secure Opposition Primary Election Candidacy After Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony and DK's Klára Dobrev, Péter Jakab is the third candidate to collect enough signatures to... 2021.09.03.
Socialists: Karácsony’s Referendum to Give People Chance to Judge Govt’s Performance Hungarians will soon be given a chance to express their views on the government's performance in a referendum, an opposition... 2021.09.03.
War of Words Following Budapest Assembly’s Vote on Veto of Athletics World Championships Although there hasn't been complete harmony within the opposition leadership of the capital, the Budapest Assembly still voted in a... 2021.09.02.
Press Roundup: School Year Kicks Off with Partisan Debates A left-wing commentator accuses the government of ignoring the threat of coronavirus by not introducing any restrictions in classrooms. A... 2021.09.02.
Budapest Won’t Host World Athletics Championships if Student City Plans Axed, city assembly rules The Budapest metropolitan assembly on Wednesday approved a proposal declaring that the city will not host the 2023 World Athletics... 2021.09.02.
Election Com. Approves Karácsony’s Fudan and One Other Referendum Question The National Election Committee (NVB) approved two of the five referendum questions submitted by Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony, the candidate... 2021.08.31.
Budapest Mayor Presents Honorary Citizenship Titles, Public Service Awards Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony presented honorary citizen's titles to artists, writers, journalists, politicians and academics, and handed out prizes for... 2021.08.31.
Elections 2022: Fidesz to Launch Petition Against Opposition to ‘Remind People of Pre-2010 Era’ Hungary's ruling Fidesz party will launch a petition on September 1st called "Stop Gyurcsány! Stop Karácsony!" According to the party's... 2021.08.30.
Football Fed President Invites Opposition Leaders to Match after Fidesz Politician’s Exclusionary Comment After Fidesz lawmaker Gyula Budai told Momentum's leader and the Budapest mayor not to show up at the Hungarian national... 2021.08.30.
Mayor Karácsony Under Fire for Planned Changes to Budapest Transport Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, recently announced a series of measures that will bring radical changes to transport in... 2021.08.30.
Press Roundup: Crossfire of Accusations of Demagoguery A pro-government commentator interprets Budapest Mayor Karácsony’s threat to veto the Budapest Athletics Championship as a demagogic stunt. A liberal... 2021.08.30.
Press Roundup: Athletics World Championship Hangs in the (Political) Balance A right-wing pundit accuses the Mayor of Budapest of high treason for his suggestion to withdraw Budapest’s offer to host... 2021.08.28.
Budapest Mayor’s Plan to Veto Hosting of 2023 World Athletics Championships Generates Outcry Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has caused a huge uproar after he announced that he will veto the 2023 Budapest Athletics... 2021.08.27.
Karácsony Pushes for Free Public Transport for Under-14s Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on Thursday proposed making public transport free for children under the age of 14. Addressing a... 2021.08.27.
Karácsony Targets Withdrawal of Budapest’s Approval to Host 2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest's mayor will propose to the Budapest general assembly a withdraw of its approval for the city to host the... 2021.08.26.
DK’s Klára Dobrev Second to Secure Candidacy in Opposition Primaries The 20 thousand signature endorsements necessary for running in the opposition primaries have been gathered by prime ministerial candidate Klára... 2021.08.25.
Budapest May Become Insolvent by Year-End, Deputy Mayor Warns "If we don't intervene right now, the Metropolitan Government will become insolvent by the end of the year," Budapest Deputy... 2021.08.25.
