Horthy Commemoration Revives Political Debate over His Regentship On Saturday, the radical nationalist Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) party commemorated the 100th anniversary of inter-war regent Miklós Horthy's entry... 2019.11.18.
Socialists Agree with Karácsony on Establishing ‘Alliance of Free Cities’ The opposition MSZP (Socialist Party) has said it backs an initiative by the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, to form... 2019.11.18.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Opposition’s Chances in 2022 Weeklies wonder if the opposition parties who defeated Fidesz in almost half of the big cities, including the capital, will... 2019.11.12.
Old Leftist Politicians Back after Opposition Win in Budapest While Gergely Karácsony and Budapest's new opposition leadership brought in a number of new-comers and fresh faces, many of the... 2019.11.11.
Former Journalist and Budapest Mayoral Candidate Olga Kálmán to Advise DK Deputy Mayor Television personality Olga Kálmán has formally joined the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) party and will advise Erzsébet Gy. Németh, a... 2019.11.11.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Borkai Announces Resignation As the Mayor of Győr resigns in the wake of his taped orgy scandal, a pro-government commentator suggests that he... 2019.11.08.
Re-Elected Győr Mayor Borkai Announces Resignation due to Scandal Zsolt Borkai, the recently re-elected mayor of Győr, in northwest Hungary, who was linked to a sex scandal, has announced... 2019.11.06.
Self-governments: A New Era of Cooperation? An interesting political situation was created by the municipal elections on October 13th in Hungary. In Budapest and in several... 2019.11.05.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Possible Effects of the Opposition Breakthrough at the Local Elections After losing ten consecutive local and national elections by a landslide majority, the opposition won mayoral posts in 11 out... 2019.11.05.
Newly Elected General Assembly of Budapest to Hold Inaugural Meeting The General Assembly of Budapest will hold its inaugural meeting next Tuesday, with fifteen items on the agenda, MTI reports. ... 2019.10.30.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Repercussions of the Local Elections The October 13 municipal elections still dominate the news. Weeklies dissect the ramifications of the election results and their consequences... 2019.10.29.
Survey: 180,000 People Voted in Local Elections Only Due to Borkai Scandal Three percent of those who have heard about the sex and corruption scandal of Győr’s Fidesz mayor Zsolt Borkai, have... 2019.10.28.
Orbán: Turkey Releasing Migrants to Syria in Hungary’s Interest It is in Hungary's interest that Turkey releases migrants towards Syria rather than in the direction of Europe, Prime Minister... 2019.10.25.
Chances for the Opposition in the Years to Come An interesting political situation has developed in Hungary after the 2019 European Parliamentary elections and the local elections in October.... 2019.10.25.
Socialist Local Councillor to Suspend Party Membership over Graft ‘Smears’ Csaba Lackner, a Socialist Party councillor in Budapest's 19th district, on Friday said he was suspending his membership in the... 2019.10.18.
Tarlós to be Orbán’s Chief Adviser but Not in Budapest Matters István Tarlós will be a chief adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. But he does not want to deal with current... 2019.10.17.
New Situation in Hungarian Politics after Local Elections An unexpected political situation has developed in Hungary after the local elections, where the united Opposition attained considerably stronger positions... 2019.10.17.
Orbán: Deals Made with Outgoing Budapest Mayor Remain Valid Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he considered the deals made with outgoing Budapest Mayor István Tarlós to remain valid without... 2019.10.17.
Hungarian Press Roundup: The Political Landscape after the Local Elections Pundits from right across the political spectrum wonder whether Sunday’s election marks a new beginning and the return of a... 2019.10.16.
Győr Mayor Borkai ‘Wins Opposition Gold’, says PMO Head Gulyás Parties of the opposition won Sunday's local elections in several cities and Budapest districts because of a recent scandal around... 2019.10.15.
End of an Era? Parties React to Local Elections Results The outcome of Sunday's municipal election has surprised many, both on the governing and the opposition side. Opposition parties emphasized... 2019.10.15.
